The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1975)
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- G
- 1h 25min
- Documentary, Sport
- 19 Sep 1975 (Canada)
- Movie
This Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970 effort to ski down the world's tallest mountain.
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- Won 1 Oscar.
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Yûichirô Miura | ... |
Self - Japanese Everest Skiing Expedition Leader
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Shintaro Ishihara | ... |
Self - Japanese Everest Skiing Expedition Team Member
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Taisuke Fujishima | ... |
Self - Japanese Everest Skiing Expedition Team Member
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Yukihiko Kato | ... |
Self - Japanese Everest Skiing Expedition Team Member
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So Anma | ... |
Self - Japanese Everest Skiing Expedition Team Member
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Hisashi Ishiguro | ... |
Self - Mountaineer
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Noriaki Soga | ... |
Self - Mountaineer
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| Douglas Rain | ... |
Self - Diary Reciter (voice)
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Directed by
| Bruce Nyznik | ||
Written by
| Yûichirô Miura | ... | (based on the diary of) |
| Judith Crawley | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| F.R. Crawley | ... | producer |
| James Hager | ... | co-producer |
| Dale Hartleben | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Larry Crosley | ||
| Nexus | ||
Cinematography by
| Mitsuji Kanau | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Bob Cooper | ||
| Lee Harris | ... | re-master senior editor |
| Millie Moore | ||
Editorial Department
| Lawrence Schiller | ... | editorial concepts (as Lawrence B. Schiller) |
Production Management
| Paul Harris | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lawrence Schiller | ... | additional director (as Lawrence B. Schiller) |
Sound Department
| Kenichi Benitani | ... | dialogue recording / effects |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | ... | dialogue recording (as Gary Bourgeois) / effects (as Gary Bourgeois) / re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois) |
| Robert Leclair | ... | re-recording mixer (as Bob Leclair) |
| Bruce Nyznik | ... | sound designer |
| Peter Thillaye | ... | sound effects editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kenji Fukuhara | ... | cameraman |
| Shigeru Kawamoto | ... | cameraman |
| Takeshi Kimura | ... | cameraman |
| Masaru Ohtaki | ... | cameraman |
| Kikumatsu Sôda | ... | cameraman (as Kikumatsu Soda) |
| Ryo Yano | ... | cameraman |
Music Department
| Robert Aitken | ... | music performer: flute |
| Larry Crosley | ... | music director |
| Nexus | ... | music performers |
Additional Crew
| Vernon Hyman | ... | research |
| Dana Webber | ... | distribution executive |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Specialty Films (1976) (United States) (theatrical) (English-track)
- Seven Keys (1977) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Nord Video (1981) (Norway) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Legacy Distribution (2018) (United States) (Distribution Executive)
- Legacy Distribution (2019) (United States) (Distribution Executive)
- Video Classics (1981) (Australia) (video)
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A Japanese skier ultimately dreamed of literally skiing Mt. Everest. He planned to ski some 8,000 feet down an icy glacier at a 40 to 45 degree angle, from the 26,000 foot level near the summit. This documentary chronicles this incredible feat and the tremendous task of climbing Everest itself. The narrator reads from the diary that the skier personally kept.
Written by Andrew Baird-Kerr |
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| Taglines | Take Your Family to the Mountains See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | CAD410,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Narrated by Douglas Rain, the voice of HAL-9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from Everest Symphony (1970). See more » |
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Narrator:
The first barrier in the ascent of Everest is a huge ice fall. It looks like the tongue of some gigantic demon. More lives have been lost here than on Everest itself. It rises 1600 feet--a world of dangerous, fragile beauty; a cascade of massive blocks of ice moving imperceptibly from the glacier above, pushed by the weight of centuries of the snows of Everest. Without warning it can shift and break into an avalanche of millions of tons of ice. On the other side of this barrier lies the most challenging ski run in the world. See more » |