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Tchang
Daniel Strömbeck (2011)
Two Basque mountaineers have an accident on one peak in Southern Spain. The search and rescue team locate them. A strong blizzard forces the four men to refuge in a small cave. Surviving this night will change the life of one of them forever. Tchang tells an epic story of survival and redemption that the has the mountain as context and the Basque conflict as background.Daniel Strömbeck, Gonzalo Visedo
- 2011
- Spain
- 28 min
Two Basque mountaineers have an accident on one peak in Southern Spain. The search and rescue team locate them. A strong blizzard forces the four men to refuge in a small cave. Surviving this night will change the life of one of them forever. Tchang tells an epic story of survival and redemption that the has the mountain as context and the Basque conflict as background.Climbing locations
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The climb
John Schmidt (2002)
A Christian film about two rock climbers, who meet each other during a rescue. They get a chance to realize a climb of a lifetime, but with an unexpected change: they have to work together. It is a special team, with totally different people, who have different life goals, different views, but use the same climbing technique. It is action filled, but also heart touching film about egoism, responsibility and forgiveness.- 2002
- USA
- 98 min
A Christian film about two rock climbers, who meet each other during a rescue. They get a chance to realize a climb of a lifetime, but with an unexpected change: they have to work together. It is a special team, with totally different people, who have different life goals, different views, but use the same climbing technique. It is action filled, but also heart touching film about egoism, responsibility and forgiveness.Availability
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Everest
Baltasar Kormákur (2015)
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.- 2015
- USA
- 121 min
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.Climbing locations
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Der Berg des Schicksals
Arnold Fanck (1924)
After a mountaineer is killed attempting to climb a difficult mountain, his son dreams of conquering the peak that has defeated his father. But his mother makes him promise never to attempt it. Events eventually force her to release him from the promise, and he ascends the mountain successfully.- 1924
- Germany
- 87 min
After a mountaineer is killed attempting to climb a difficult mountain, his son dreams of conquering the peak that has defeated his father. But his mother makes him promise never to attempt it. Events eventually force her to release him from the promise, and he ascends the mountain successfully.Climbing locations
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Fallet
Andreas Thaulow (2015)
Fallet is a drama about rock climbing that takes place in Scandinavian Mountains. It was directed by Andreas Thaulow in 2015 and produced by Spaett Film. It features Lisa Carlehed, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Johanne Fossheim and Sture Wisth.- 2015
- Norway
- 15 min
Fallet is a drama about rock climbing that takes place in Scandinavian Mountains. It was directed by Andreas Thaulow in 2015 and produced by Spaett Film. It features Lisa Carlehed, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Johanne Fossheim and Sture Wisth.Climbing locations
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Premier de cordée
Pierre-Antoine Hiroz (1999)
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 three novels by Roger Frison-Roche (Premier de cordee, La grande crevasse, Retour a la montagne).Pierre-Antoine Hiroz, Edouard Niermans
- 1999
- France, Italy, Switzerland
- 178 min
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 three novels by Roger Frison-Roche (Premier de cordee, La grande crevasse, Retour a la montagne).Climbing locations
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Die kalte Wut des Makalu
Dorit Kiesewetter (2004)
During an expedition to the peak of Makalu in the Himalayan mountains, the extreme mountaineer Knock Russell and his Sherpa Tashi Ram fight for survival. Only Ram manages the descent of the mountain. Years later, a further expedition sets out to find Russells body and reconstruct the unbelievable events. The film uses the forms of documentary filmmaking to create a take on the crisis of masculinity as caused by a mountain that is both powerful and camp at the same time. It skillfully disects the megalomania it presents while casting a self-reflexive glance at its own modes of presentation.Dorit Kiesewetter, Carsten Knoop
- 2004
- Germany
- 20 min
During an expedition to the peak of Makalu in the Himalayan mountains, the extreme mountaineer Knock Russell and his Sherpa Tashi Ram fight for survival. Only Ram manages the descent of the mountain. Years later, a further expedition sets out to find Russells body and reconstruct the unbelievable events. The film uses the forms of documentary filmmaking to create a take on the crisis of masculinity as caused by a mountain that is both powerful and camp at the same time. It skillfully disects the megalomania it presents while casting a self-reflexive glance at its own modes of presentation.Climbing locations
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Der Kampf ums Matterhorn
Nunzio Malasomma (1934)
Sounded version of the 1928 film 'Der Kampf ums Matterhorn'. The added sound track included music composed by Schmidt-Boelckeb and dubbed dialogs by different actors. This version is slightly shorter than the silent film due to the disappearance of the movie titles. The story, based on the novel by Carl Haensel recreates the struggle between Edward Whymper and Jean-Antoine Carrel for the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. In 1938 two new versions of the movie were filmed under the direction of Luis Trenker, who acted again in the role of Carrel. One version was shot in German (Der Berg ruft) and the other in English (The Challenge).Nunzio Malasomma, Mario Bonnard
- 1934
- Germany
- 79 min
Sounded version of the 1928 film 'Der Kampf ums Matterhorn'. The added sound track included music composed by Schmidt-Boelckeb and dubbed dialogs by different actors. This version is slightly shorter than the silent film due to the disappearance of the movie titles. The story, based on the novel by Carl Haensel recreates the struggle between Edward Whymper and Jean-Antoine Carrel for the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. In 1938 two new versions of the movie were filmed under the direction of Luis Trenker, who acted again in the role of Carrel. One version was shot in German (Der Berg ruft) and the other in English (The Challenge).Climbing locations
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Journey for three
Michael Forlong (1950)
The adventures of three British immigrants -two girls and a man- to New Zealand. The girls settle down quite soon, one as a nurse, the other as a factory worker; the man, an engineer, finds himself out of his element, ill at ease, disliking his companions, and has almost determined to leave when he goes out on a relief party up the mountains to rescue a climber who has broken his leg at the head of a glacier. The rigors of the climb solve his personal problems: he decides he likes New Zealanders after all, in spite of their differences to Britons... A film promoted by the Immigration Department of New Zealand to attract immigrants.- 1950
- New Zealand
- 45 min
The adventures of three British immigrants -two girls and a man- to New Zealand. The girls settle down quite soon, one as a nurse, the other as a factory worker; the man, an engineer, finds himself out of his element, ill at ease, disliking his companions, and has almost determined to leave when he goes out on a relief party up the mountains to rescue a climber who has broken his leg at the head of a glacier. The rigors of the climb solve his personal problems: he decides he likes New Zealanders after all, in spite of their differences to Britons... A film promoted by the Immigration Department of New Zealand to attract immigrants.Climbing locations
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L'immense retour
Manon Coubia (2016)
On the morning of 23 September 1957, a climber sets off with a friend to climb Mont Blanc, but an accident results in his death when he falls into a crevice covered with snow. Meanwhile his companion waits for him in bed, imprisoned in a white blanket, from where she will launch her cry of love. Divided into three movements, this brief and intense short film relates the interminable wait suspended in time to the solitude of the ascent high in the mountains, exploring the different shades and temperatures of white.- 2016
- Belgium, France
- 14 min
On the morning of 23 September 1957, a climber sets off with a friend to climb Mont Blanc, but an accident results in his death when he falls into a crevice covered with snow. Meanwhile his companion waits for him in bed, imprisoned in a white blanket, from where she will launch her cry of love. Divided into three movements, this brief and intense short film relates the interminable wait suspended in time to the solitude of the ascent high in the mountains, exploring the different shades and temperatures of white.Climbing locations
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Altitudes
Pierre-Antoine Hiroz (2017)
After 20 years away, Isabelle, a former climbing champion, returns to her village in the Alps for the funeral of her mountain-guide father. She decides to open up a new climbing route with the help of Kenza, her protégé - something she'd planned to do with her father. But the past and its secrets resurface through Antoine, a brilliant mountaineer who was Isabelle's first love.Pierre-Antoine Hiroz, Mikaël Ollivier
- 2017
- France, Switzerland
- 90 min
After 20 years away, Isabelle, a former climbing champion, returns to her village in the Alps for the funeral of her mountain-guide father. She decides to open up a new climbing route with the help of Kenza, her protégé - something she'd planned to do with her father. But the past and its secrets resurface through Antoine, a brilliant mountaineer who was Isabelle's first love.Climbing locations
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Sauvetage - Saison 2
Jacques Malaterre (2002)
Sauvetage is a Swiss and French television series in twelve 50-minute episodes created by Pierre-Antoine Hiroz and Pascale Rocard, and broadcast from 16 June 2000 to 21 August 2002 on France 2 and TSR1. The series follows the daily life of a team of mountain rescuers and was entirely shot in and around the Chablais Valaisan region.Jacques Malaterre, Jean Quaratino
- 2002
- France, Switzerland
- 312 min
Sauvetage is a Swiss and French television series in twelve 50-minute episodes created by Pierre-Antoine Hiroz and Pascale Rocard, and broadcast from 16 June 2000 to 21 August 2002 on France 2 and TSR1. The series follows the daily life of a team of mountain rescuers and was entirely shot in and around the Chablais Valaisan region.Climbing locations
