Everest 78, or the French on top of the world

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Everest 78, or the French on top of the world (1978)

Directed by Christian Brincourt, Jean-Claude Odin

Documentary, Adventure · 1h 31m

It was a sporting feat, a national feat, but also and above all a technical feat: on October 15, 1978, three French mountaineers, for the first time, reached the summit of Everest: Pierre Mazeaud, Nicolas Jaeger, Jean Afanassieff, accompanied by Kurt Diemberger, Austrian mountaineer and cameraman. A performance broadcast live on the radio thanks to the France inter teams and filmed for television by TF1. Christian Brincourt, a great French reporter, tells us about this expedition and questions the members of the expedition on their motivations. With Pierre Mazeaud (expedition leader), Jean-François Mazeaud (doctor), Claude Deck, Raymond Despiau, Nicolas Jaeger, Walter Cecchinel, Jean Afanassieff, Kurt Diemberger.

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Cast

Pierre Mazeaud Self Jean Afanassieff Self Nicolas Jaeger Self Raymond Despiau Self Walter Cecchinel Self Kurt Diemberger Self
J
Jean-François Mazeaud Self
C
Claude Deck Self

Crew

Director
Christian Brincourt, Jean-Claude Odin

Details

Original title
Everest 78, ou les Français sur le toit du monde
Release date
1978-10-15
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Documentary, Adventure
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
TF1