Jerzy Kukuczka is today considered the greatest Himalayan climber of all time. He was the second man to conquer all fourteen peaks over 8,000 meters. He accomplished this feat in just 8 years, an absolute record, and by multiplying winter ascents and new routes. A true force of nature, he died tragically in 1989, falling 3,000 meters during an attempt to climb the legendary south face of Lhotse (8,516 m). This powerful and moving film retraces the life, exploits, and career of a mountaineering legend, a modern-day hero, through previously unseen footage of his expeditions.
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Jerzy Kukuczka
Also in
Lhotse - l'anno nero del serpente
Reinhold Messner
Self
Also in
Reinhold Messner - The Fifteenth 8000er
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Kurt Diemberger
Self
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Il Mondo in camera
Carlos Carsolio
Self
Bernadette McDonald
Self
Celina Kukuczka
Self
Krzysztof Wielicki
Self
Jerzy Porębski Director
First release October 21, 2015 · Produced in Poland · Languages Italian, Polish
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KiwiFilm
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Poland
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Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian · Polish
Release dates
France · October 21, 2015
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