| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 96 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
Restored classics, the Film Detective archive |
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Restored classics, the Film Detective archive.
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| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Bruce Nyznik. |
| Performer |
Yuichiro Miura, Douglas Rain. |
| Summary |
In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest: This beautifully shot, Academy Award-winning film features adventurer, poet and world champion skier Yuichiro Miura in his attempt to ski down Mount Everest from its summit. A tragic icefall claims 6 lives, but the journey continues. The team climb to the South Col, 350 meters from the top, where Miura, with only skis and a parachute, puts his life in the hands of the Gods. His heart-stopping descent made history. Contains rare on-the-spot interviews with Sir Edmund Hillary. |
| Audience |
Rated G. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Miura, Yūichirō, 1932-
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Skiers -- Japan -- Biography.
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Ski mountaineering.
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Skis and skiing.
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Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Description and travel.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Nyznik, Bruce, film director.
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Schiller, Lawrence, film director.
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Crawley, Judith, 1914-1986, screenwriter.
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Crawley, F. R. (Frank Radford), 1911-1987, producer.
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Rain, Douglas, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| Note |
At head of title on film: Yuichiro Miura |
| Music No. |
MWT14386309 |
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