Summary
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, the film 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 elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Mountaineering
-- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
-- Drama.
Storms -- Drama. Survival -- Drama. Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Drama. Mountain films. Survival films. Disaster films. Action and adventure films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |
| Publisher | Universal City, CA :Universal Studios Home Entertainment,2016 |
| Edition | Blu-ray and DVD, Widescreen. |
| Contributors |
Bevan, Tim,
film producer. Fellner, Eric, film producer. Baltasar Kormákur, 1966- film producer, film director. Barnes, Nicky Kentish, film producer. Thompson, Tyler, film producer. Oliver, Brian, 1971- film producer. Nicholson, William, screenwriter. Beaufoy, Simon, screenwriter. Clarke, Jason, 1969- actor. Brolin, Josh, actor. Hawkes, John, 1959- actor. Wright, Robin, 1966- actor. Kelly, Michael, 1969- actor. Worthington, Sam, 1976- actor. Knightley, Keira, 1985- actor. Watson, Emily, 1967- actor. Gyllenhaal, Jake, 1980- actor. Marianelli, Dario, composer (expression) Universal Pictures (Firm), presenter. Cross Creek Pictures, presenter. Walden Media, presenter. Working Title Films, production company. RVK Studios (Firm), production company. Free State Pictures (Firm), production company. Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson, and Jake Gyllenhaal. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Salvatore Totino ; editor, Mick Audsley ; music by Dario Marianelli. |
| Audience |
Rating: PG-13; for intense peril and disturbing images. |
| Language |
English In English, Spanish or French, with Spanish or French subtitles; with English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); English audio description. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. Blu-ray exclusives: Learning to Climb: The actor's journey; A mountain of work: recreating Everest. Bonus features: Race to the summit: The making of Everest; Aspiring to authenticity: The Real story; feature commentary with director Baltasar Kormákur. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray Disc; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Atmos True HD (English), Dolby digital 5.1. and Dolby digital 2.0; 1080p high definition; requires Blu-ray player. DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1. Blu-ray Disc requires a Blu-ray Disc player. |
| Description |
1 Blu-ray Disc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 DVD (122 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Other | Classic View |