The Epic of Everest (1924)
The official record of Mallory and Irvine's 1924 expedition. When George Mallory and Sandy Irvine attempted 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.
- Released
- 1924-12-01
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- John Baptist Lucius Noel
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 26 votes
Cast
- Andrew Irvine as Self - Mountaineer
- George Mallory as Self - Mountaineer
- Edward Norton as Self
- Noel Odell as Self
- Charles Granville Bruce as Self
- Bentley Beetham as Self
- John Baptist Lucius Noel as Self
- Henry Morshead as Self
- Geoffrey Bruce as Self
- Howard Somervell as Self
- John de Vars Hazard as Self
- Richard Hingston as Self