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Everest
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Everest is a 2015 English-language film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The cast includes Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, and Robin Wright. The screenplay was written by William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy, with Dario Marianelli composing the score. Produced by Cross Creek Pictures, Walden Media, Working Title Films, and Universal Pictures, the film was distributed by Universal Pictures. It is classified as a thriller, disaster, adventure, and survival film, with mountaineering as its main subject.
The narrative takes place in Nepal and on Mount Everest, while filming occurred in Kathmandu, Tenzing-Hillary Airport, Nepal, and Italy. The film has a runtime of 121 minutes and received a PG-13 rating. It was released on September 10, 2015, with other listed publication dates including September 17 and 18, 2015, and November 3, 2015.
Financially, the film had a budget of 55,000,000 and generated box office revenue of 203,427,584. Critical reception varied, with review scores including 73%, 6.7/10, and 64/100. The film received 2 wins and 9 nominations.
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Film · TMDB
6.8Inspired 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 obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.
Cast
- Jason Clarke as Rob Hall
- Josh Brolin as Beck Weathers
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Scott Fischer
- Elizabeth Debicki as Caroline Mackenzie
- Keira Knightley as Jan Arnold
- Sam Worthington as Guy Cotter
Themes
- himalaya mountain range
- mountain
- hiking
- snowstorm
- based on true story
- climbing
- snow
- death
- blizzard
- mountain climbing
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
241,475 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
64/100
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Biography, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins & 9 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Written by
- William Nicholson Simon Beaufoy
- Produced by
- Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Baltasar Kormákur Nicky Kentish Barnes Tyler Thompson Brian Oliver
- Starring
- Jason Clarke Josh Brolin John Hawkes Robin Wright Emily Watson Keira Knightley Sam Worthington Jake Gyllenhaal
- Cinematography
- Salvatore Totino
- Edited by
- Mick Audsley
- Music by
- Dario Marianelli
- Production companies
- Cross Creek Pictures Walden Media RVK Studios Working Title Films
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release dates
- September 2, 2015 ( 2015-09-02 ) (Venice) September 18, 2015 ( 2015-09-18 ) (United States and Iceland)
- Running time
- 121 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States Iceland
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $55 million
- Box office
- $203.4 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Iceland
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- 1996 Mount Everest disaster
- Main subject
- mountaineering
- Director
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Screenwriter
- Simon Beaufoy
- Composer
- Dario Marianelli
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Salvatore Totino
- Narrative location
- Mount Everest
- Filming location
- United Kingdom
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 514809
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.everestmovie.com/home
Show 9 more facts
- publication date
- 2015-09-17
- review score
- 64/100
- title
- Everest
- film editor
- Mick Audsley
- box office
- 203427584
- capital cost
- 55000000
- social media followers
- 5026
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- has characteristic
- 3D film
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Encyclopedic overview
Everest is a 2015 biographical survival film directed and produced by Baltasar Kormákur and written by William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy. It stars an ensemble cast of Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Martin Henderson and Emily Watson. Based on the 1996 Mount Everest disaster in which eight climbers died, it focuses on the survival attempts of two expedition groups, one led by Rob Hall (Clarke) and the other by Scott Fischer (Gyllenhaal). Kormákur, Universal Pictures, Walden Media, Cross Creek Pictures and Working Title Films dedicated the film to the late British actress Natasha Richardson.
The film opened the 72nd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2015, and was released theatrically on September 18, 2015. It was first released in IMAX 3D on September 11, 2015, in the UK and in IMAX 3D, RealD 3D, and 2D internationally, and exclusively in IMAX 3D, September 19, 2015, as a limited release in the United States and Canada, and along 36 other countries. It began a wide release in the United States on September 25. The film was a commercial success, grossing $203 million worldwide against a $55 million budget and received positive reviews from critics.
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