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Hugh Dancy, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Alan Rickman, Conrad Anker, Leo Houlding, George Mallory (m.a.)Opisy(1)
In 1999, renowned American mountaineer Conrad Anker made a discovery that reverberated around the globe. High in Mount Everest's "death zone," he found the body of George Mallory - 75 years after the British explorer mysteriously vanished during his attempt to become the first man to summit the world's tallest peak.
Mallory had risked everything as he set out, dressed in gabardine and hobnailed boots, in pursuit of his dream of reaching the top of Everest - which in 1924 was the last great adventure left to man. He was last spotted alive just 800 feet below the summit. Then the clouds rolled in and Mallory vanished into legend.
After discovering Mallory's body, Conrad Anker's life became intertwined with Mallory's story. Remarkably, Mallory's body was found with all his belongings intact. The only thing missing was a photograph of his wife, Ruth, which Mallory had promised to place on the summit. Haunted by Mallory's story, Conrad longed to return to Everest to lay Mallory's ghost to rest.
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This slow-paced biographical documentary is more for dedicated fans than for audiences looking for adventure and adrenaline. The narrative doesn’t escalate much, as the film’s key shocking scene comes right at the beginning (shots of the discovery of Mallory’s body on Everest 75 years after his death). But what really got me was the life story of Mallory, a loving husband and father of three children, and his determination and courage in the 1920s to attempt the first climb up Everest in such clothing (!!!), without knowing the conditions in the death zone and without any weather forecast. Even if they’d had perfect weather and reached the summit, they would not have returned from it. It was a suicide mission, but it defined one of the two ascent routes up the mountain. The fact that the route now bears his name is therefore more than deserved.
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