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The Man Who Skied Down Everest

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Original title: The Man Who Skied Down Everest
Year: 1975
Running time: 86 min.
Country: United States
Director: Bruce Nyznik, Lawrence Schiller
Cast: Documentary
Music: Larry Crosley, Nexus
Cinematography: Mitsuji Kanau
Producer: Co-production United States-Japan;
Creative Films, Ishihara International
Genre: Documentary | Mountaing Climbing / Mountaineering
Synopsis: A Japanese skier ultimately dreamed of literally skiing Mt. Everest. He planned to ski some 8,000 feet down an icy glacier at a 40 to 45 degree angle, from the 26,000 foot level near the summit. This documentary chronicles this incredible feat and the tremendous task of climbing Everest itself. The narrator reads from the diary that the skier personally kept.

Awards: 1975: Oscar: Best Documentary

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The Man Who Skied Down Everest

1975

Bruce Nyznik, Lawrence Schiller