CinemaOSMovie · 1965 · 0h 48m

Americans on Everest

DocumentaryAdventure

"In 1963, Swiss climber Norman Dyhrenfurth began 'a little war against a big mountain.' Leading 19 Americans, 32 Sherpas, and 909 porters carrying 27 tons of gear, Dyhrenfurth spearheaded the highly successful 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition for his adopted country. Jim Whittaker, accompanied by Nawang Gombu Sherpa made the first ascent by the Hillary-Tensing route. On May 22, Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld made the first ascent by the unclimbed West Ridge. They descended by the South Col, making the first traverse of Everest. Orson Welles narrates the spectacular record, and the film includes the first ever filmed images from the summit."

Directed byNorman Dyhrenfurth

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 48m
Language
EN
Released
September 10, 1965
Studios
Metromedia Producers CorporationNational GeographicDavid L. Wolper Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Narrator- Self

Jim Whittaker

Jim Whittaker

Self

Ngawang Gombu

Self

Barry Bishop

Self

Lute Jerstad

Self

Willi Unsoeld

Self

Tom Hornbein

Tom Hornbein

Self

Barry Prather

Self

Barry Corbet

Self

Al Auten

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Norman Dyhrenfurth
Norman Dyhrenfurth
Written by
James Ramsey Ullman

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