Beyond the Edge

Beyond the Edge
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Leanne Pooley
Produced by	Matthew Metcalfe
Written by	Leanne Pooley
Starring	Chad Moffitt Sonam Sherpa John Wraight Joshua Rutter Dan Musgrove
Music by	David Long
Edited by	Tim Woodhouse
Production company	General Film Corporation
Distributed by	Rialto Distribution (New Zealand)
Release dates	6 September 2013 (2013-09-06) (Toronto International Film Festival ) 22 October 2013 (2013-10-22) (New Zealand)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	New Zealand (shot in Nepal)
Language	English

Beyond the Edge is a 2013 New Zealand 3D docudrama about Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary's historical ascent of Mount Everest in 1953. As well as featuring dramatised recreations shot on location on Everest and in New Zealand, the film includes original footage and photographs from what was then the ninth British expedition to the mountain.^[1]^[2] It also includes audio from interviews with Hillary and recorded narration by expedition leader John Hunt.

The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2013, where it won positive reviews from fans and film critics. The Toronto Star gave it 3.5 out of 4 stars. It was second runner-up in competition for the People's Choice Award.^[3] It premiered in New Zealand on 22 October 2013.^[4]

Cast

Chad Moffitt: Sir Edmund Hillary
Sonam Sherpa: Tenzing Norgay
John Wraight: John Hunt, Baron Hunt
Joshua Rutter: George Lowe
Dan Musgrove: Tom Bourdillon

References

↑ "Coming soon: 3D film reaches new heights as latest technology brings Sir Edmund and Tenzing Norgay's historic 1953 Everest ascent to life". The Independent. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
↑ "Sir Ed film set for premiere". NZ Herald. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
↑ "Beyond the Edge". nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
↑ "Triumph for NZ-made Everest film". NZ Herald. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.

External links

Official website
Beyond the Edge at the Internet Movie Database
Beyond the Edge at the Toronto International Film Festival website
Beyond the Edge at the New Zealand Film Commission website
Beyond the Edge at the Rialto Distribution website
Beyond the Edge at the NZ on Screen website

Mount Everest

Topography and landmarks	Base Camp Geneva Spur Hillary Step Hornbein Couloir Kangshung Face Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South Summit Three Pinnacles Three Steps "Green Boots cave" Western Cwm

Expeditions	1921 British reconnaisance 1922 British 1924 British (Affair of the Dancing Lamas) 1933 British 1935 British 1936 British 1938 British 1950–52 British–Swiss–US reconnaissance 1951 British 1952 Swiss 1953 British 1975 British SW Face 1996 Indo-Tibetan Border Police 2006 Philippine 2007 Altitude Everest expedition Earth Day 20 International Peace Climb Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition Timeline of climbing Mount Everest List of Mount Everest guides

Disasters and notable deaths	1970 disaster 1974 avalanche 1996 disaster Green Boots David Sharp 2014 avalanche 2015 avalanches List of people who died climbing Mount Everest

Committees	Joint Himalayan Committee Mount Everest Committee

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