Maurice Baquet

Chamonix owes its international reputation to mountaineering, of which it is the cradle and kingdom. It was indeed from Chamonix that the first ascent of Mont-Blanc began in 1786, and it is also in Chamonix that all the great names in mountaineering, including Gaston Rébuffat, passed, today all the peaks, slopes and ridges are prestigious destinations for thousands of enthusiasts. This program allows you to relive this prestigious past but also offers you the opportunity to experience medium and high mountain races, canyoning and paragliding over the wonderful Chamonix Valley.

Faszination bergfilm - Himmelhoch und abgrundtief is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Matterhorn and Eiger. It was directed by Hans-Jürgen Panitz in 2008 and produced by Movieman Productions. It features Philipp Stölzl, Gerhard Baur, Matthias Fanck, Kurt Diemberger, Jean Afanassieff, Peter Latzko and others.

Le Monde de Gaston Rébuffat is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Gendarme Du Pic Du Roc and Grande Candelle. It was directed by Gilles Chappaz in 2009 and produced by Seven Doc. It features Christophe Profit, Françoise Rébuffat, Thierry Renault, Jean-Olivier Majastre, René Vernadet, Sam Beaugey and others.

Le comeback de Baquet is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Aiguille Du Peigne and Aiguille Du Midi. It was directed by Nicolas Philibert in 1988 and produced by Antenne 2. It features Maurice Baquet and Christophe Profit.

Grimpeur étoile is a drama about rock climbing that takes place in Fontainebleau and Cirque De Calès. It was directed by Laurent Chevallier in 1989 and produced by Antenne 2. It features Patrick Berhault, Pascale Noël, Jean-Marie Maddedu, Robert Cortijo, Judith Henry, Catherine Destivelle and others.

Chamonix - Mont Blanc, une histoire de conquêtes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Blanc Massif and Mont Blanc. It was directed by Jeanne Mascolo de Fillipis in 2015 and produced by Point Prod. It features Jean-Christophe Rufin.

Autour d'un film de montagne is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Les Drus and Mont Blanc Massif. It was directed by Alain Pol in 1944 and produced by Pathé. It features Irène Corday, André Le Gall, Maurice Baquet, Jacques Dufilho, Louis Daquin, Philippe Agostini and others.

Gaston Rebuffat accompanied by Maurie Baquet, climb on the most difficult faces of the alps. This is Rebuffat's thrid film, the first one in color, with wich he won the Grand Prix in the Trento Festival. In the film, Rebuffat exposes his personal vision on how he conceives mountaineering. The film starts going back to his origins and we see him climbing in his homeland, Les Calanques. Then, in Chamonix, Rebuffat meets Maurice Baquet, and teaches him on the climbing techniques on different terrains. We follow them in the most beautiful passages of the north faces of the Piz Badile, Les Grandes Jorasses, the Cima Grande of Lavaredo, the Eiger and the Matterhorn. Their journey ends with the summit of Mont Blanc by the ridge of Peuterey.

This is Gaston Rebuffat's fourth film, in which, with several close friends, he discovers the sublime landscapes of the Alps. 'Mont-Blanc is beautiful. I climbed it many times according to the time, the color of the sky and the shape of the cornices and ridges. Because of the weather and also this sensation of altitude the Mont-Blanc gives a great pleasure. For the guide, Mont Blanc is his garden, but the garden becomes more beautiful when it is shown to a friend. Personally I really like the bivouacs; only there one penetrates a little the mystery of the altitude. That's why I immediately agreed when Tazieff expressed the desire to spend the night at the top of Mont Blanc in an igloo. The film won the Grand Prix in the 1961 Trento Festival.

The film records the making of '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' and 'Third Man on the Mountain'. This episode of Walt Disney Presents is actually an extended advertisement for the upcoming Disney theatrical feature Third Man on the Mountain. Although the stars of that film (including James MacArthur and Michael Rennie), the real hero of the proceedings is French mountain climber Gaston Rebufatt, who functioned as Third Man on the Mountain's guide and second-unit director while the company was on location in Switzerland. The highlight finds Rebufatt instructing a novice (Maurice Baquet) on the intricacies of mountain climbing. The images belong to Rebufat's film 'Etoile et tempête'.

The idea is a simple one: three alpinists climb in the Mont Blanc Massif. This situation brings one face to face with the dangers of the mountain: avalanches, crevasses, fog, the climbing of the rocks, roping up, etc. All of this is magnified, transcended by a remarkable and strong use of the language of cinema. One of the first films about high mountains with Roger Frison-Roche and magnificent music by Maurice Jaubert.

Joseph Serettaz, a reputed guide from Chamonix, in the French Alps, is killed at the end of the 1930's during a climbing expedition with a rich industrialist from Milan. The latter is unhurt, although in a state of shock. When Zian Servettaz sets off to find his father’s body, destiny again takes a hand and he too is the victim of a fall, in which he fractures his cranium. The industrialist’s daughter Bianca would like to express her gratitude to the Servettaz family, but Zian rebuffs her kindness. Adaptation of the novel by Roger Frison-Roche.