"Actor: George Mallory"

• The Epic of Everest & The Great White Silence | Blu Ray | (27/01/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Two Stunning Restorations by The BFI National Archive. This limited edition box set contains DVD and Blu-ray versions of two of the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring documentaries ever made. Herbert Ponting's The Great White Silence is the official record of Captain Scott's heroic journey to the South Pole and Captain John Noel's The Epic of Everest is the official record of Mallory and Irvine's fateful 1924 expedition. Capturing vast and extreme landscapes the beauty and savagery of nature and the endurance of the human spirit these remarkable films have been restored by the BFI National Archive and feature stunning new soundtracks by the acclaimed film composer Simon Fisher Turner. Special Features: Both films presented in both High Definition (Blu-ray) and Standard Definition (DVD) 90º South (1933 72 min): Herbert Ponting's final sound version of Great White Silence The Great White Silence: How Did They Did Do It? (2011 23 min): the Discovery Channel's documentary Archive newsreel Items (1910-1925 5 min DVD only) The Sound of Silence (2011 12 min): documentary about Simon Fisher Turner's Great White Silence score Three documentary featurettes: Introducing The Epic of Everest (2013 9 mins); Restoring The Epic of Everest (2013 8 mins); and Scoring The Epic of Everest (2013 6 mins) Alternative score for The Epic of Everest: a reconstruction of the 1924 accompaniment' Additional musical pieces which accompanied original Epic of Everest screenings Fully illustrated booklets with essays and complete film credits

• The Epic of Everest (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (27/01/2014) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A film by Captain John Noel. The Official record of Mallory and Irvine's 1924 Expedition. The 1924 Everest expedition culminated in the deaths of two of the finest climbers of their generation George Mallory and Andrew Irvine and sparked an ongoing debate over whether or not they did indeed reach the summit. Filming in brutally harsh conditions with a specially adapted camera Captain John Noel captured images of breathtaking beauty and considerable historic significance. The film is also among the earliest filmed records of life in Tibet and features sequences at Phari Dzong (Pagri) Shekar Dzong (Xegar) and Rongbuk monastery. But what resonates so deeply is Noel's ability to frame the vulnerability isolation and courage of people persevering in one of the world's harshest landscapes. The restoration by the BFI National Archive has transformed the quality of the surviving elements of the film and reintroduced the original coloured tints and tones. Revealed by the restoration few images in cinema are as epic - or moving - as the final shots of a blood red sunset over the Himalayas. Features newly commissioned music score by Simon Fisher Turner.