"Actor: Edmund Hillary"

• The Conquest Of Everest | DVD | (16/08/2010) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  A documentary account of Edmund Hillary's 1953 climb to the top of Mount Everest the first time the summit had been reached.

• The Conquest Of Everest | DVD | (09/07/2007) from £8.64   |  Saving you £4.35 (50.35%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Nominated for the Oscar and winner of the BAFTA for Best Documentary Feature this is the inspiring story of man's first conquest of the world's highest mountain. Made in 1953 the film documents the breathtaking ascent of Everest by Hunt Hillary Tensing et al directed by a fellow expedition member .

• The Conquest of Everest (Vintage Classics) | Blu Ray | (29/05/2023) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In celebration of the film's 70th anniversary, a brand new restoration of Oscar® nominated and BAFTA winner for Best Documentary Feature, THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST. This is the inspiring story of mans' first conquest of the world's highest mountain. Made in 1953, the film documents the breath-taking ascent of Everest by Hunt, Hillary, Tenzing et al, directed by fellow expedition member George Lowe. Product Features British Entertainment History Project Interview with producer John Taylor (1988) The Conquest of Everest Premiere (1953)

• Conquest of Everest - Revisited 1953 - 2003 | DVD | (04/03/2008) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  What drove the men who risked and lost their lives to conquer the world's highest mountain for Britain? Fifty years on Penny Mallory whose ancestor George Leigh Mallory lost his life tells the story of this extra-ordinary adventure undertaken with primitive equipment in often terrifying weather conditions against an unstable brooding and often lethal adversary - Mount Everest. Did Mallory in fact reach the summit 29 years before Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay? Mallory's frozen body was found in 1999. Using authentic footage of the ascent we revisit this unique adventure 50 years on alongside the men who pitted their wits and lives for the privilege of being the first to say that they had stood on the roof of the world. Which of us could have climbed persevered and ultimately stood beside them beneath the Union Jack on that glorious sun-drenched May morning in 1953? Featuring biographies of the expedition's members and a chronology of those other brave men and women who have lost their lives on subsequent dashes for the summer.

• Hillary On Everest | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  On May 29th 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and a Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to conquer Mount Everest the highest place on earth and in doing so became heroes across the world. The climb under auspices of the British Empire was led by Colonel John Hunt a true British Gentleman. This fascinating programme is the definitive account of one of the last truely great 20th century explorers and adventurers for which Sir Edmund Hillary has granted exclusive access to his letters and photographs and shares deeply personal feelings about the triumphs and tragedies of his life including the deaths of his wife and daughter in an aircrash in 1975. Hilary talks candidly about the forces that shaped him and takes us behind the scenes of the great events that made him famous. Includes archive footage of Hillary's descent as well as incredible footage of Everest itself.

• Conquest Of Everest - Revisited 1953-2003 | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  What drove men who risked their lives to conquer the world's highest mountain for Britain? Fifty years on, Penny Mallory, whose ancestor, George Leigh Mallory lost his life, tells the story of this extra-ordinary adventure, undertaken with primitive equipment in often terrifying weather conditions against an unstable, brooding and often lethal adversary - Mount Everest. Did Mallory in fact reach the summit 29 years before Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay? Mallory's frozen body was found in 1...

• Sherlock Holmes | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Secret Weapon (Dir. Roy William Neill 1942): The inventor of a secret weapon and its prototype are abducted leaving the wartime Allies in dire need of assistance. Sherlock Holmes is called and begins to do battle with Professor Moriarty who will later become his arch-enemy... Dressed To Kill (Dir. Roy William Neill 1946): A beautiful woman and her gang of criminals attempt to match their wits with Sherlock Holmes in this murder/mystery set in Dartmoor and London

• Hillary On Everest - 50th Anniversary Special | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  On the 29th May 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and a Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay succeeded in conquering Mount Everest the highest place on Earth and in so doing became heroes across the world. The climb under the auspices of the British Empire was led by Colonel John Hunt a true British gentleman. This fascinating programme is the definitive account of one of the last truly great 20th century explorers and adventures for which Sir Edmund Hillary has granted exclusive access to his letters and photographs and shares deeply personal feelings about the triumphs and tragedies of his life including the deaths of his wife and daughter in an aircrash in 1975. Hillary talks candidly about the forces that shaped him and takes us behind the scenes of the great events that made him famous. Includes archive footage of Hillary's descent as well as incredible footage of Everest itself.

• Sir Edmund Hillary: Beyond Everest | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  2003 marks the 50th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's ground breaking ascent of Mount Everest. These two documenatries are a fitting tribute to Sir Edmund's extraordinary life as both great mountaineer and selfless humanitarian. Beyond Everest: The Ongoing Climb Sir Edmund presents a personal perspective on his life in this multi award winning film. An inspirational story of his relationship with old climbing partner George Lowe and the Sherpa people of Nepal. Sir Edmund an

• The Conquest Of Everest | DVD | (17/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A real life Touching The Void and as tense and dramatic as any densely plotted work of fiction The Conquest Of Everest features images shot by Tom Stobart and then higher up the mountain by George Lowe one of the mountaineering party who was Hillary's original climbing partner: his footage shows Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay as they head off alone in their famous push for the summit. The group's tense struggle to reach ever greater heights contrasts sharply with the breathtaking images of the surrounding mountains and Irish poet Louis MacNeice's narration. The history of the mountain that lies between Tibet and Nepal is explained - in Tibetan culture Everest is known as Chomolungma and is revered as the Mother Of The Universe while in Nepalese it is called Sagarmatha meaning Forehead Of The Sky. An outstanding example of the documentary genre this true-life account of the heroic ascent of the world's highest peak by the team led by Colonel John Hunt records the complex logistical planning behind the attempt as well as the ten failed attempts to reach the summit that had taken place in the previous thirty years. The 175 mile trek to the base of Everest and then the seemingly endless barriers of ice snow and rock are all captured in this remarkable film.