Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine

Name: Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1999-10-01
Rating: 7.0
Cast: David Breashears, Chris Bonington, Edmund Hillary, Noel Odell, Tom Holzel

Moutaineering

NR 1999 · 53 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

NOVA documentary inquiring into the fate of early Everest explorers George Mallory and Sandy Irvine

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Cast

David Breashears Narrator
Chris Bonington Himself-Himalayan climber
Edmund Hillary Himself (archive footage)
Noel Odell Himself-1924 Team member
Tom Holzel HImself-Researcher
John Noel Himself-1924 mountaineer & photographer

Make it a double feature

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Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine

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