In reply to digby:
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> It had a quaint Pathé Newsreel quality about it. It looked a little as if they put it together from surplus footage from another film.
yes, that was my thought. it looked like they set out to make a film about finding Irvine's body, then didnt find the body and had to make a late change to the film's focus. as a result it was a bit unsatisfactory both as a account of the expedition, and in giving a good insight in the work and life of sherpas.
the voice over was grating- why did they not have the sherpas tell us most of its content, translated, but in their own words?
not a bad programme, but not quite what was advertised and could have been much better. lovely to look at though,
cheers
gregor