Dodo's Delight - The Adventures Of The Dodo

L'Appel Des Cimes, directed by Alain Pol, is a documentary commissioned by the CAF and the various French ministries on the practice of post-war mountaineering. In 1946, climbers trained at the Fontainebleau Climbing School. Guy Poulet and Jacques Poincenot try to climb the Aiguilles de Chamonix but fail during the climbing phase. Afte...

Runtime

23m

Cast

Pierre Allain, Guy Poulet, Jacques Poincenot

Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer.

Runtime

1h 44m

Director

Lucy Walker

Cast

Gavin Attwood, Sally Berg, Sonam Bhumtso

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can...

Runtime

2h 59m

Director

Peter Jackson

Cast

Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements...

Runtime

2h 1m

Director

Baltasar Kormákur

Cast

Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

Runtime

2h

Director

Ang Lee

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi