The Wildest Dream
Synopsis
Dressed in gabardine and wearing hobnailed boots, Mallory was last seen alive 800 feet below the summit. Then the clouds rolled in and he disappeared into legend.
Following his discovery of Mallory’s body in 1999, modern adventurer Conrad Anker became haunted by Mallory’s story. In 2007 Conrad returns to Everest to lay Mallory’s ghost to rest. He risks everything to discover the truth about this compelling and gilded man from a bygone era. And to rewrite history.
This feature documentary is directed by leading film maker, Anthony Geffen, in his first collaboration with Executive Producer, Mike Medavoy.
Liam Neeson narrates the film. Ralph Fiennes, Hugh Dancy and Alan Rickman provide additional voices. Ruth Mallory is voiced by the late Natasha Richardson in her final film role.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Anthony Geffen 1st Feature
- Producer
- Mike Medavoy, Claudia Perkins, Mark Deangelis
- Co-Producer
- Mike Medavoy, Claudia Perkins, Mark Deangelis
- Editor
- Peter Miller
- Screenwriter
- Mark Halliley
- Director of Photography
- Ken Sauls, Chris Openshaw
- Production Designer
- Humphrey Bangham, Jane Wrigley
- Sound
- Josef Knauer, Mick Duffield
- Composer
- Joel Douek
- Narrator
- Liam Neeson
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Altitude Films/Atlantic Productions
Brook Green House4 Rowan Road
London W6 7DU
UK
T +44 (0)20 8735 9300
mimig@altitudefilms.co.uk
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