The epic of Everest [DVD video]

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Title:

Added Author:

Noel, J. B. L. (John Baptist Lucius), 1890-1989 director of photography, film producer, screenwriter.

Noel, Sandra, 1943- contributor.

Ponting, Herbert George.

Edition:

Full screen.

Publication Date:

2015

Publication Information:

New York : Kino Lorber, Inc., [2015]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white with color tinting ; 4 3/4 in.

Abstract:

When George Mallory and Sandy Irvine set out to reach the summit of Everest in 1924 they came closer than any previous attempt. Inspired by the work of Herbert Ponting (the Great White Silence) Captain Noel filmed in the harshest of conditions, with specially adapted equipment, to capture the drama of the fateful expedition. But it is the brooding presence of the mountain itself that is the heart of Noel's film, and his photography captures the magical play of light and shadow on an alien landscape which enhances the vulnerabiltiy, isolation and courage of the mountaineers. This critically acclaimed restoration by the BFI National Archive includes the original coloured tints and a newly commissioned score by Simon Fisher Turner.

General Note:

"A restoration by the BFI National Archive in collaboration with Sandra Noel."

Originally produced as a motion picutre in 1924.

Contents:

Extra include: Introducing The epic of Everest / with Sandra Noel (9 mins) -- Scoring The epic of Everest (8 mins) / with Simon Fisher Turner -- Restoring The epic of Everest (6 mins) / with BFI curators -- Trailer.

Technical Details:

DVD; NTSC, Region 1; full screen presentation, 1.33:1 aspect ratio; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.

Personal Subject:

Mallory, George, 1886-1924.

Irvine, Andrew, 1902-1924.

Conference Subject:

Mount Everest Expedition (1924)

Subject Term:

Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)

Mountaineers -- Great Britain -- Biography.

Geographic Term:

Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)