The Man Who Skied Down Everest

Name: The Man Who Skied Down Everest
Director: Bruce Nyznik
Genre: Documentary, Adventure
Released: 1975-09-19
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Yūichirō Miura, Douglas Rain

197586m

★ 6.8

DocumentaryAdventure

This Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970 effort to ski down the world's tallest mountain.

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Cast

Yūichirō Miura

Self

Douglas Rain

Narrator

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