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  • 2010
  • PG
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2010
  • PG
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.

Directed By: Anthony Geffen

Written By: Mark MacKenzie, Mark Halliley, Richard Bedser, Kevin Maher

  • 2010
  • PG
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2010
  • PG
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m

The Wildest Dream

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Summary Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.

Directed By: Anthony Geffen

Written By: Mark MacKenzie, Mark Halliley, Richard Bedser, Kevin Maher

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
57
60% Positive
9 Reviews
33% Mixed
5 Reviews
7% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
57
60% Positive
9 Reviews
33% Mixed
5 Reviews
7% Negative
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100
Part saga of days gone by, part psychological portrait of the mountaineering spirit, as well as a tale of adventure, Anthony Geffen's documentary will rivet fans of the sport and history buffs alike.
By Pam Grady FULL REVIEW
75
The multiple cameras that shadow Anker and his novice partner provide unprecedented images. But they also raise unintended questions about the vanishing frontier.
By Joe Williams FULL REVIEW
75
Herman Melville would have dug this film. Because at bottom, it's less about the epic struggle of human vs. nature, or the soaring ambitions of the human spirit than about obsession.
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70
A solid, gorgeous-looking documentary marred only slightly by a tendency to bury the lead -- namely, its subject, George Mallory.
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58
The voices of Liam Neeson -- as the film's narrator -- and his late wife, Richardson, inevitably add to the project's poignance.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
40
This National Geographic production mixes two amazing adventures, neither of them quite what you expect.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
30
You may not believe it's possible to bore people to death with a film about risking your life, but The Wildest Dream comes shockingly close.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Altitude Film Entertainment, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), National Geographic Entertainment
Release Date Aug 6, 2010
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating PG
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Tagline An amazing true story of love, courage, and destiny at the top of the world.
Website http://www.thewildestdream.com/
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Awards

Boulder International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Giant Screen Cinema Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
• 1 Nomination

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