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A dramatization of the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expeditions.A dramatization of the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expeditions.A dramatization of the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expeditions.
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Nathaniel Parker
- Rob Hall
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- TriviaA remake of the same story can be seen in the movie, Everest (2015).
- GoofsThe long-range view of Mt. Everest, shown several times during the film, is the north face, on the Chinese side of the mountain. The expeditions climbed via the "Hillary Route," on the Southern (Nepalese) side.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Great Indoors: The Explorers' Club (2017)
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Weak character development marred the movie.
There've been mixed reviews on this TV adaptation of a book. I think you either love or hate it, there's no two ways. I'm not an avid mountaineer so perhaps I'm missing the finer aspects of this movie. Based on Jon Krakauer's book, the story is a fascinating account of the tragic event of May 10, 1996 when two ill-fated expeditions to climb Mt Everest took place and the mishaps that occurred. On a pure emotional level, this is a disturbing look at how climbers -- both experts and novices -- can be so naive and over confident that they think they can use money and the latest technology to scale the tallest peak in the world. But as a movie, I found the sequence of events farcical and character development poor. The trouble with converting a book into a movie is that you have to get everything into under two hours. Something had to give, and a lot did in the end. The movie did provide me some consternation on the danger of climbing, but nothing much more.
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By what name was Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997) officially released in Canada in English?
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