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The Climbers

The Climbers

20196.32h 3m

Overview

Upon learning that the international community does not recognize China's ascent of Mount Everest during May 1960 owing to a lack of videographic evidence from the summit, three members on the team rally together a group of young hopefuls to reach the world's highest point.

Directed by Daniel Lee
Written by Alai, Daniel Lee
Produced by Tsui Hark
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Top Cast

Wu Jing

Wu Jing

Fang Wuzhou

Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Xu Ying

Zhang Yi

Zhang Yi

Qu Songlin

Jing Boran

Jing Boran

Li Guoliang

Hu Ge

Hu Ge

Yang Guang

Wang Jingchun

Wang Jingchun

Zhao Kun

Chen Long

Chen Long

Lin Jie

He Lin

He Lin

Zhao Hong

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Old Yang Guang

Choenyi Tsering

Choenyi Tsering

Black Peony

Themes & Keywords

climbing

About The Climbers

The Climbers is a adventure, action, drama, history film released in 2019 exploring themes of climbing. Directed by Daniel Lee, it stars Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Yi. Upon learning that the international community does not recognize China's ascent of Mount Everest during May 1960 owing to a lack of videographic evidence from the summit, three members on the team rally together a group of young hopefuls to reach the world's highest point.

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