Following in the footsteps of Captain John Noel and his immensely popular documentaries taken on the Mount Everest expeditions of the 1920s ("Climbing Mount Everest"/"The Epic of Everest"), Frank Smythe hoped to help finance his 1931 attempt on Kamet, another Himalayan peak, by bringing back film footage of a successful ascent including summit shots which were at that time the highest ever taken in the world.

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
2021
7.3/10

Meru
2015
7.4/10

Earth
2007
7.7/10

The Wildest Dream
2010
7.0/10

Explorer: The Last Tepui
2022
7.5/10

The Alpinist
2021
7.8/10

Free Solo
2018
7.9/10

The Dawn Wall
2017
8.0/10

180° South
2010
7.2/10

Grizzly Man
2005
7.5/10

Maria by Callas
2017
7.4/10

Being James Bond
2021
7.8/10

Valley Uprising
2014
7.7/10

Wick Is Pain
2025
7.4/10

42 Up
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7.6/10

Val
2021
7.2/10

Love, Antosha
2019
7.4/10

Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever
2025
6.3/10

Mountain
2017
6.9/10

Being Eddie
2025
6.8/10
The Shrimp
7/10