The Call Of The Peaks

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The Call Of The Peaks (1946)

Directed by Alain Pol, Hervé Missir

Documentary · 23m

L'Appel Des Cimes, directed by Alain Pol, is a documentary commissioned by the CAF and the various French ministries on the practice of post-war mountaineering. In 1946, climbers trained at the Fontainebleau Climbing School. Guy Poulet and Jacques Poincenot try to climb the Aiguilles de Chamonix but fail during the climbing phase. After a night in a refuge with Denise Rouzeau and the guide Pierre Allain, the mountaineers make a new attempt. Successful demonstration for those who continued the approach walk then the passage of the seracs of the glacier. On the rock, the roped party crosses a chimney and a crack to reach the summit and abseil down. Led by high mountain scouts, Guy and Jacques rediscover the glaciers and needles of the Mont-Blanc massif during the next lesson.

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Cast

Pierre Allain Self Guy Poulet Self Jacques Poincenot Self
D
Denise Rouzeau Self Yves Ballu Self
R
Richard Francœur Narrator

Crew

Director
Alain Pol, Hervé Missir
Editor
Andrée Laurent

Details

Original title
L'Appel Des Cimes
Release date
1946-01-01
Runtime
23m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Club Alpin Français (CAF), Bloc-Notes Films, Léo Degiovani Film