Everest

About Everest

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible…

Everest is a 2015 history film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. Its themes are snow, tense, mountain, and climbing.

Jason Clarke takes the lead as Rob Hall, Josh Brolin as Beck Weathers, Jake Gyllenhaal as Scott Fischer, and Elizabeth Debicki as Caroline Mackenzie. It runs 121 minutes and was released in September 2015.

The screenplay is by Simon Beaufoy and William Nicholson. It was produced by Cross Creek Pictures, RVK Studios, and Walden Media. The story is adapted from real events. It streams on History Vault in the United States.

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