SPOILER ALERT: While Everest is based upon real events which made headlines around the world in 1996 and spawned numerous accounts, the following includes details that may be unfamiliar to those who didn’t follow the original news.
Mounting Working Title's Everest, which opens the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, was a climb that Sisyphus wouldn't have envied. A long development period came with financing issues and the inherent challenges of shooting in a decidely…![]()
