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Documentary / Chronicle
Annapurna
Javier Montequi (2000)
Annapurna is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Annapurna. It was directed by Sebastián Álvaro in 2000 and produced by RTVE. It is a part of the series Al filo de lo imposible. It features Juanito Oiarzabal, Juan Vallejo, Ferran Latorre, Eneko Pou, Maurice Herzog, Claude Marin and others.Javier Montequi, Sebastián Álvaro
- 2000
- Spain
- 55 min
Annapurna is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Annapurna. It was directed by Sebastián Álvaro in 2000 and produced by RTVE. It is a part of the series Al filo de lo imposible. It features Juanito Oiarzabal, Juan Vallejo, Ferran Latorre, Eneko Pou, Maurice Herzog, Claude Marin and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Biographical
Le conquérant de l'inutile
Marcel Ichac (1966)
A sensitive portrayal of the climbs and writings of the famous French mountain guide, Lionel Terray, including footage of many of his first ascents in the Andes, the Himalayas and Patagonia. Winner of Best Film on Mountain History in 1982.- 1966
- France
- 31 min
A sensitive portrayal of the climbs and writings of the famous French mountain guide, Lionel Terray, including footage of many of his first ascents in the Andes, the Himalayas and Patagonia. Winner of Best Film on Mountain History in 1982.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
La montagne du bout du monde
René Ferlet (1953)
La montagne du bout du monde is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Aconcagua and Fitz Roy. It was directed by René Ferlet in 1953 and produced by Téléfilms Productions. It features Lionel Terray, Guido Magnone, René Ferlet, Jacques Poincenot and Marc Antonin Azéma.- 1953
- France
La montagne du bout du monde is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Aconcagua and Fitz Roy. It was directed by René Ferlet in 1953 and produced by Téléfilms Productions. It features Lionel Terray, Guido Magnone, René Ferlet, Jacques Poincenot and Marc Antonin Azéma.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
Les naufragés du Mont Blanc
Denis Ducroz (2002)
December 1956. Two mountaineers try what could be their greatest climb: the Brenva in winter. A sudden weather change and their lack of experience trap them at 4000 metres. In Chamonix, a series of absurdities is responsible for the lack of a quick rescue, which forces the climbers to stay on the mountain for ten days. A touching story that shook France and that is remembered here by some of its protagonists.- 2002
- France
- 53 min
December 1956. Two mountaineers try what could be their greatest climb: the Brenva in winter. A sudden weather change and their lack of experience trap them at 4000 metres. In Chamonix, a series of absurdities is responsible for the lack of a quick rescue, which forces the climbers to stay on the mountain for ten days. A touching story that shook France and that is remembered here by some of its protagonists.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Report
Premiere dans les Andes
Jean-Jacques Languepin (1962)
First ascent of the Chacraraju east summit, in the Peruvian Andes, by René Dubost, Paul Gendre, Guido Magnone, Jacques Soubis y Lionel Terray, on August 5, 1962. In 1956, another French team, led by Lionel Terray too, made the first ascent to the mountain, reaching the west summit. The film is a report by the French television broadcasted within the program 'Les coulisses de l'exploit' (Behind the scenes), a monthly sports news program created by Jacques Goddet and Raymond Marcillac, and broadcast on RTF Télévision then on the first channel of the ORTF from December 13, 1961 to August 16, 1972.Jean-Jacques Languepin, Guido Magnone
- 1962
- France
- 11 min
First ascent of the Chacraraju east summit, in the Peruvian Andes, by René Dubost, Paul Gendre, Guido Magnone, Jacques Soubis y Lionel Terray, on August 5, 1962. In 1956, another French team, led by Lionel Terray too, made the first ascent to the mountain, reaching the west summit. The film is a report by the French television broadcasted within the program 'Les coulisses de l'exploit' (Behind the scenes), a monthly sports news program created by Jacques Goddet and Raymond Marcillac, and broadcast on RTF Télévision then on the first channel of the ORTF from December 13, 1961 to August 16, 1972.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Lionel Terray
(1965)
Lionel Terray, the famous French mountain guide, died at the age of 44 on a rock climb in the Vercors, south of Grenoble, on 19 September 1965. This short report is the hommage by the French television, broadcasted one month later within the program 'Les coulisses de l'exploit'. The documentary remembers his alpine career and shows archive images of some of the expeditions he took part in (Annapurna, Chacraraju, Jannu, Mont Huntington) and ends with excerpts of his ascent to Grand Capucin from the film 'Les etoiles du midi', by Marcel Ichac and Jacques Ertaud.
- 1965
- France
- 10 min
Lionel Terray, the famous French mountain guide, died at the age of 44 on a rock climb in the Vercors, south of Grenoble, on 19 September 1965. This short report is the hommage by the French television, broadcasted one month later within the program 'Les coulisses de l'exploit'. The documentary remembers his alpine career and shows archive images of some of the expeditions he took part in (Annapurna, Chacraraju, Jannu, Mont Huntington) and ends with excerpts of his ascent to Grand Capucin from the film 'Les etoiles du midi', by Marcel Ichac and Jacques Ertaud.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Report
Alaska
Lionel Terray (1964)
Report of the first ascent of Mount Huntington in Alaska, shot by the team of mountaineer Lionel Terray, from April to August 1964, and commented by Lionel Terray himself. The members of the expedition were Lionel Terray, Marc Martinetti, Jacques Soubis, Jacques Batkin, Jean-Louis Bernezat, Paul Gendre, Maurice Gicquel, and Sylvain Sarthou. The report was broadcast within the program of the French public television 'Les coulisses de l'exploit'.- 1964
- France
- 10 min
Report of the first ascent of Mount Huntington in Alaska, shot by the team of mountaineer Lionel Terray, from April to August 1964, and commented by Lionel Terray himself. The members of the expedition were Lionel Terray, Marc Martinetti, Jacques Soubis, Jacques Batkin, Jean-Louis Bernezat, Paul Gendre, Maurice Gicquel, and Sylvain Sarthou. The report was broadcast within the program of the French public television 'Les coulisses de l'exploit'.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Report
A la conquête du Jannu
Jacques Ertaud (1962)
A report documenting the efforts made by a French expedition led by Lionel Terray to conquer an inaccessible peak of the Himalayas, the small Jannu, 7710 meters high. After a first attempt in 1959, finally in 1962 the goal was reached, at the cost of extenuating efforts, hardships, dangers and obstacles of all kinds. On April 27, Robert Paragot, Paul Keller, René Desmaison, and Sherpa Gyalzen Mitchu set foot on the summit, followed the next day by Jean Ravier, Lionel Terray, and Sherpa Wangdi. The documentary is a report by the French television broadcasted within the program 'Les coulisses de l'exploit' (Behind the scenes).- 1962
- France
- 11 min
A report documenting the efforts made by a French expedition led by Lionel Terray to conquer an inaccessible peak of the Himalayas, the small Jannu, 7710 meters high. After a first attempt in 1959, finally in 1962 the goal was reached, at the cost of extenuating efforts, hardships, dangers and obstacles of all kinds. On April 27, Robert Paragot, Paul Keller, René Desmaison, and Sherpa Gyalzen Mitchu set foot on the summit, followed the next day by Jean Ravier, Lionel Terray, and Sherpa Wangdi. The documentary is a report by the French television broadcasted within the program 'Les coulisses de l'exploit' (Behind the scenes).Climbing locations
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Documentary / Making Of
Pour un vieux rêve
Gilles Bour (2009)
Making of the film 'Au delà des cimes' by Rémy Tézier about the famous French climber Catherine Destivelle. The film, was shot between 3,000 and 4,500 meters above sea level, in the Mont Blanc massif. Rémy Tézier explains how his vocation was born after watching Marcel Ichac's film 'Les etoiles de midi' with Lionel Terray when he was 15 years old: 'It was a revelation for me! The film finished and I had only one desire, to become filmmaker to film what made me want to live: the sea and the mountain'. Rémy Tézier founded his own production company in 2000. 'Au delà des cimes' is his first cinema release.- 2009
- France
- 52 min
Making of the film 'Au delà des cimes' by Rémy Tézier about the famous French climber Catherine Destivelle. The film, was shot between 3,000 and 4,500 meters above sea level, in the Mont Blanc massif. Rémy Tézier explains how his vocation was born after watching Marcel Ichac's film 'Les etoiles de midi' with Lionel Terray when he was 15 years old: 'It was a revelation for me! The film finished and I had only one desire, to become filmmaker to film what made me want to live: the sea and the mountain'. Rémy Tézier founded his own production company in 2000. 'Au delà des cimes' is his first cinema release.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Victoire sur l'Annapurna
Marcel Ichac (1953)
Record of the French Himalayan Expedition that climbed the first 8000 ever ascended: Annapurna in 1950. The expedition, led by Maurice Herzog, was composed of some of the finest mountaineers at the time (Louis Lachenal, Gaston Rébuffat, and Lionel Terray). Lachenal and Herzog reached the summit without the use of supplementary oxygen. The film is an epic adventure filmed in difficult conditions. It also shows the dramatic way back under the monsoon with Herzog and Lachenal unable to walk because of severe frostbite in hands and feets. The documentary was released in France 1953 only 8 weeks before Tenzing and Hillary conquered Mount Everest.- 1953
- France
- 56 min
Record of the French Himalayan Expedition that climbed the first 8000 ever ascended: Annapurna in 1950. The expedition, led by Maurice Herzog, was composed of some of the finest mountaineers at the time (Louis Lachenal, Gaston Rébuffat, and Lionel Terray). Lachenal and Herzog reached the summit without the use of supplementary oxygen. The film is an epic adventure filmed in difficult conditions. It also shows the dramatic way back under the monsoon with Herzog and Lachenal unable to walk because of severe frostbite in hands and feets. The documentary was released in France 1953 only 8 weeks before Tenzing and Hillary conquered Mount Everest.Climbing locations
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Drama / Adventure
Les étoiles de midi
Jacques Ertaud (1959)
Docudrama about some of the more spectacular exploits of French mountain climbers over the last several decades. It recounts a day of climbing in Chamonix. Different parties are at the refuge, they tell tales, get ready for their day, then go climbing. Some are novices on easy route, others are guides with clients, others are pro climbers putting up a new route. Things happen, small things like getting lost, big things like rescuing a snowblind climber.- 1959
- France
- 78 min
Docudrama about some of the more spectacular exploits of French mountain climbers over the last several decades. It recounts a day of climbing in Chamonix. Different parties are at the refuge, they tell tales, get ready for their day, then go climbing. Some are novices on easy route, others are guides with clients, others are pro climbers putting up a new route. Things happen, small things like getting lost, big things like rescuing a snowblind climber.Climbing locations
