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David Breashears(1955-2024)

  • Cinematographer
  • Producer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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David Breashears in Ascent of Mount Everest (1983)
In his lifetime, David climbed to the summit of Mt. Everest five times, including an ascent with the IMAX camera in 1996. He combined his passion for climbing and photography to become one of the world's most admired adventure filmmakers. What fulfilled him the most - where he'd want his legacy to lie - is his non-profit organization, GlacierWorks, which he founded in 2007 to highlight the Himalayan glaciers through art, science, and adventure. With GlacierWorks, he used his climbing and photography experience to create unique records revealing the dramatic effects of climate change on the historic mountain range.
BornDecember 20, 1955
DiedMarch 14, 2024(68)
BornDecember 20, 1955
DiedMarch 14, 2024(68)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Everest (2015)
Everest
7.1
  • Producer
  • 2015
Brad Pitt and Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk in Sept ans au Tibet (1997)
Sept ans au Tibet
7.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department(uncredited, High Himalayan)
  • 1997
Aux origines de l'humanité (1974)
Aux origines de l'humanité
8.7
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Great Wonders of the World
8.2
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1993

Credits

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Cinematographer



  • Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008
  • Remnants of Everest: The 1996 Tragedy (2007)
    Remnants of Everest: The 1996 Tragedy
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa (2002)
    Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa
    6.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2002
  • Mummies Revealed
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Ancient Graves: Voices of the Dead (1998)
    Ancient Graves: Voices of the Dead
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Everest (1998)
    Everest
    7.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Aux origines de l'humanité (1974)
    Aux origines de l'humanité
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Everest, le sommet de la mort (1998)
    Everest, le sommet de la mort
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1998
  • The Making of Everest: On Location in the Death Zone
    6.9
    Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
  • Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright (1995)
    Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright
    5.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995
  • Ice Climb (1993)
    Ice Climb
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine (1992)
    Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1992
  • Galahad of Everest (1991)
    Galahad of Everest
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1991
  • David Breashears in Ascent of Mount Everest (1983)
    Ascent of Mount Everest
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • Mount Everest, the East Face
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981

Producer



  • Everest (2015)
    Everest
    7.1
    • co-producer
    • 2015
  • Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    8.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • co-producer
    • 1997–2008
  • Remnants of Everest: The 1996 Tragedy (2007)
    Remnants of Everest: The 1996 Tragedy
    7.9
    • producer
    • 2007
  • Aux origines de l'humanité (1974)
    Aux origines de l'humanité
    8.7
    TV Series
    • consulting producer
    • producer
    • 1998–2006
  • Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa (2002)
    Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa
    6.7
    Short
    • producer
    • 2002
  • Mummies Revealed
    TV Movie
    • field co-producer (as David Breshears)
    • 2001
  • Everest, le sommet de la mort (1998)
    Everest, le sommet de la mort
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1998
  • Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine (1992)
    Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1992
  • Expedition Earth (1990)
    Expedition Earth
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1990

Camera and Electrical Department



  • Jeff Lowe's Metanoia (2014)
    Jeff Lowe's Metanoia
    8.0
    • additional photography
    • camera operator
    • 2014
  • Chasing Ice (2012)
    Chasing Ice
    7.7
    • camera
    • 2012
  • Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    8.6
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1997–2008
  • Frontline/World (2002)
    Frontline/World
    8.2
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2008
  • Everest (1998)
    Everest
    7.0
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1998
  • Brad Pitt and Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk in Sept ans au Tibet (1997)
    Sept ans au Tibet
    7.1
    • camera operator
    • unit camera: High Himalayan (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Great Wonders of the World
    8.2
    TV Series
    • photographer
    • 1993
  • Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger : Traque au sommet (1993)
    Cliffhanger : Traque au sommet
    6.5
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Bob Carmichael in Fall Line (1981)
    Fall Line
    6.2
    Short
    • assistant camera
    • 1981

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • David Breshears
  • Height
    • 1.78 m
  • Born
    • December 20, 1955
    • Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • March 14, 2024
    • Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA(Undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Veronique Choa1986 - 1990 (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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