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Encounter - Sir Edmund Hillary

Television (Full Length) – 1976

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Edmund Hillary

Subject

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Mike Gill

Producer

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Series

Encounter

With the advent of two channel television,...

Collection
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The Sir Edmund Hillary Collection

This collection celebrates the onscreen legacy of Sir...

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Holmes - Hillary's Trek: The Sherpas

Sir Edmund Hillary in Nepal, 15 years later

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Intrepid Journeys - Nepal (Craig Parker)

Another Kiwi in Nepal

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Intrepid Journeys - Nepal (Steve Price)

Another journey to Nepal

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Intrepid Journeys - Nepal (Anton Oliver)

Another Intrepid Journey to Nepal

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Off the Beaten Track

Sir Ed goes on adventures in remote NZ spots

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Intrepid Journeys - Tibet (Paul Henry)

A journey to Mount Everest base camp

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Hillary - First Episode

Biographical drama on Edmund Hillary

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From the Ocean to the Sky

Edmund Hillary takes a jet boat up the Ganges

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Holmes - Hillary's Trek: Everest

Also features Sir Ed

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Hillary Returns

News footage from Sir Edmund Hillary's return to NZ

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Antarctic Adventure

1950s doco following Hillary to Antarctica

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Good Day - Sir Edmund Hillary

A studio interview with Sir Ed

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Holmes - Sir Edmund Hillary

Sir Edmund interviewed by Paul Holmes

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Weekly Review No. 416 - Prelude to Aspiring

Early footage of Mt Aspiring

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Such a Stupid Way to Die

What happens when mountaineers have no experience

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My God - Gareth Morgan

Another philanthropic New Zealander

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Magic Kiwis - Sir Edmund Hillary

A Magic Kiwis special on Sir Edmund Hillary

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The Adventure World of Sir Edmund Hillary - The Sea Pillars of Great Barrier

Another Hillary and Mike Gill mission

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Encounter - A Question of Principle

Another Encounter episode

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Memories of Service 4 - Stoney Burke

Memories of a Kiwi who few supplies into Nepal