The Man Who Skied Down Everest
Release date: 1975-09-19
Votes: 18
Genres: Documentary, Adventure
This Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970 effort to ski down the world's tallest mountain. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
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