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Documentary / Historical
1865-2015 - 150 ans de l'alpinisme
Cedric Bejeannin (2015)
150 years ago the summit of the Matterhorn, 4478m was reached for the first time. The Matterhorn, with its performance and its tragic end, marks the end of the golden age of mountaineering, a period during which man changed his vision of the mountain and especially of the Alps. This period of the golden age was marked by the association of men and summits. The mountains became a game, a sport, a source of competition and exploration. How did this uncontrollable attraction between these pioneers and these summits arise, how did they achieve these exploits, who are they, what has changed for humans and mountaineering? What about today...?1865-2015 - 150 ans de l'alpinisme
- 2015
- France
- 52 min
150 years ago the summit of the Matterhorn, 4478m was reached for the first time. The Matterhorn, with its performance and its tragic end, marks the end of the golden age of mountaineering, a period during which man changed his vision of the mountain and especially of the Alps. This period of the golden age was marked by the association of men and summits. The mountains became a game, a sport, a source of competition and exploration. How did this uncontrollable attraction between these pioneers and these summits arise, how did they achieve these exploits, who are they, what has changed for humans and mountaineering? What about today...?Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
La Conquête du Mont Blanc
Simone Vannier (1981)
First of the 4 episodes of 'Histoire de l'alpinisme', a series by filmaker Simone Vannier and historian Yves Balla, on the major stages in the history of mountaineering from the 15th century to the present day. Each episode is presented by a specialist and illustrated by historical reconstructions and testimonies of contemporary climbers. This episode reviews the origins of alpinism from 1760 to 1860, through its most significant characters, and is presented by Gaston Rebuffat.- 1981
- France
- 45 min
First of the 4 episodes of 'Histoire de l'alpinisme', a series by filmaker Simone Vannier and historian Yves Balla, on the major stages in the history of mountaineering from the 15th century to the present day. Each episode is presented by a specialist and illustrated by historical reconstructions and testimonies of contemporary climbers. This episode reviews the origins of alpinism from 1760 to 1860, through its most significant characters, and is presented by Gaston Rebuffat.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure et la conquête du Mont-Blanc
Hervé Pernot (2015)
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure et la conquête du Mont-Blanc is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Blanc. It was directed by Hervé Pernot in 2015 and produced by La Cita Films.Horace-Bénédict de Saussure et la conquête du Mont-Blanc
- 2015
- France
- 75 min
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure et la conquête du Mont-Blanc is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Blanc. It was directed by Hervé Pernot in 2015 and produced by La Cita Films.Climbing locations
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El sentimiento de la montaña
Sebastián Álvaro (2002)
El sentimiento de la montaña is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Matterhorn and Everest. It was directed by Sebastián Álvaro in 2002 and produced by RTVE. It is a part of the series Al filo de lo imposible. It features Sebastián Álvaro, Juanito Oiarzabal, Eduardo Martínez de Pisón, Ferran Latorre, Juanjo San Sebastián, Reinhold Messner and others.- 2002
- Spain
- 63 min
El sentimiento de la montaña is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Matterhorn and Everest. It was directed by Sebastián Álvaro in 2002 and produced by RTVE. It is a part of the series Al filo de lo imposible. It features Sebastián Álvaro, Juanito Oiarzabal, Eduardo Martínez de Pisón, Ferran Latorre, Juanjo San Sebastián, Reinhold Messner and others.Climbing locations
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Les inconnus du Mont-Blanc
Denis Ducroz (1986)
Mount Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps, is 4810 m high and was climbed for the first time on August 8th, 1786. The climbers, Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard, left in the afternoon on 7th August and returned victorious in the morning of 9th having spent two nights in the open. The film is a dramatization that reconstructs this great event with all the problems it entailed and solved thus contributing to the beginning of the modern concept of alpinism. Denis Ducroz, guide and filmmaker, plunges us into the spirit and the environment of these two men, 224 years after.- 1986
- France
- 52 min
Mount Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps, is 4810 m high and was climbed for the first time on August 8th, 1786. The climbers, Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard, left in the afternoon on 7th August and returned victorious in the morning of 9th having spent two nights in the open. The film is a dramatization that reconstructs this great event with all the problems it entailed and solved thus contributing to the beginning of the modern concept of alpinism. Denis Ducroz, guide and filmmaker, plunges us into the spirit and the environment of these two men, 224 years after.Climbing locations
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Drama / Mountain Drama
The great white mountain
Colin Godman (1986)
TV movie about the first successful climb of Mont Blanc by Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat in 1786. A BBC co-production that was part of a series of three teleplays called Mountain Men, which concerned climbers who were the first to scale three iconic mountains. The other two are: Nanga Parbat by Hermann Buhl (The climb, Donald Shebib), Matterhorn by Lucy Walker (A dangerous kind of love, Colin Godman).- 1986
- UK
- 60 min
TV movie about the first successful climb of Mont Blanc by Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat in 1786. A BBC co-production that was part of a series of three teleplays called Mountain Men, which concerned climbers who were the first to scale three iconic mountains. The other two are: Nanga Parbat by Hermann Buhl (The climb, Donald Shebib), Matterhorn by Lucy Walker (A dangerous kind of love, Colin Godman).Climbing locations
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Drama / Mountain Drama
Der König vom MontBlanc
Arnold Fanck (1934)
The legend says that the summit of Mont Blanc is covered in gold. This ancestral belief has obsessed Jacques Balmat, a mountain guide, from his childhood. Now only he believes in the legend, and is the laughingstock of the villagers. Determined to prove that he is right, he takes advantage of the interest of the Swiss naturalist and physicist Horace Benedict de Saussure, who promises a reward of a thousand pieces of gold for the first who reaches the summit. The determination of Jacques Balmat will overcome the numerous obstacles that will arise during the ascent. There is a French version of the film (Reve Eternel), co-signed by Henri Chomette, in which the second-tier actors are different.- 1934
- Germany
- 80 min
The legend says that the summit of Mont Blanc is covered in gold. This ancestral belief has obsessed Jacques Balmat, a mountain guide, from his childhood. Now only he believes in the legend, and is the laughingstock of the villagers. Determined to prove that he is right, he takes advantage of the interest of the Swiss naturalist and physicist Horace Benedict de Saussure, who promises a reward of a thousand pieces of gold for the first who reaches the summit. The determination of Jacques Balmat will overcome the numerous obstacles that will arise during the ascent. There is a French version of the film (Reve Eternel), co-signed by Henri Chomette, in which the second-tier actors are different.Climbing locations
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Rêve éternel
Arnold Fanck (1934)
The legend says that the summit of Mont Blanc is covered in gold. This ancestral belief has obsessed Jacques Balmat, a mountain guide, from his childhood. Now only he believes in the legend, and is the laughingstock of the villagers. Determined to prove that he is right, he takes advantage of the interest of the Swiss naturalist and physicist Horace Benedict de Saussure, who promises a reward of a thousand pieces of gold for the first who reaches the summit. The determination of Jacques Balmat will overcome the numerous obstacles that will arise during the ascent. French version of the film 'Der Konig vom Mont Blanc', in which the second-tier actors are different.- 1934
- France, Germany
- 78 min
The legend says that the summit of Mont Blanc is covered in gold. This ancestral belief has obsessed Jacques Balmat, a mountain guide, from his childhood. Now only he believes in the legend, and is the laughingstock of the villagers. Determined to prove that he is right, he takes advantage of the interest of the Swiss naturalist and physicist Horace Benedict de Saussure, who promises a reward of a thousand pieces of gold for the first who reaches the summit. The determination of Jacques Balmat will overcome the numerous obstacles that will arise during the ascent. French version of the film 'Der Konig vom Mont Blanc', in which the second-tier actors are different.Climbing locations
