Wings Over Everest
Movie | |
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Original title | Wings over Everest |
Country of production | Great Britain |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1934 |
length | 40 (UK), 22 (USA) minutes |
Rod | |
Director |
Geoffrey Barkas Ivor Montagu |
music |
Hubert Bath Louis Levy |
camera |
SR Bonnett A.L. Fisher J. Rosenthal |
Wings over Everest is a 1934 British short film .
action
Shown are images of the first overflight of an aircraft over Mount Everest on April 3, 1933. Douglas Douglas-Hamilton , Lord Clydesdale, was the leader and chief pilot of the Houston Everest expedition .
Awards
In 1936 , the film won the Oscar for Best Short Film (Novelty) .
background
The film was a collaboration between the British offshoot Gaumont British by Gaumont and the US production company Skibo Productions . The production, which was originally 40 minutes long, was shown on July 19, 1935 in the USA in a 22-minute version.
Web links
- Wings Over Everest in the Internet Movie Database (English)