Because The Mountain Was There

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Because The Mountain Was There (1971)

Directed by Jean-Pierre Janssen

Documentary, Adventure · 32m

On May 23, 1971, a French expedition led by Robert Paragot successfully climbed Makalu via its west pillar. Makalu is one of the five highest peaks in the world, located in the Himalayas on the Nepalese-Tibetan border. Jean-Pierre Janssen and Lucien Bérardini filmed this expedition, where Robert Paragot spoke about the expedition conditions, life at altitude, and his state of mind as expedition leader. On the return to base camp, Jean-Pierre Janssen interviewed Lucien Berardini, Georges Payot, Jean-Claude Mosca, François Guillot, and Jean-Paul Paris, all of whom played a key role in bringing Bernard Mellet and Yannick Seigneur to the summit. Expedition members: Robert Paragot (expedition leader), Georges Payot, Yannick Seigneur, Claude Jager, Jean-Claude Mosca, François Guillot, Bernard Mellet, Lucien Bérardini, Jean-Paul Paris, Robert Jacob, Jacques Marchal (surgeon).

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Cast

Robert Paragot Self Georges Payot Self Yannick Seigneur Self Claude Jager Self François Guillot Self Lucien Bérardini Self Bernard Mellet Self Jean-Claude Mosca Self Jean-Paul Paris Self
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Robert Jacob Self
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Jacques Marchal Self

Crew

Director
Jean-Pierre Janssen

Details

Original title
Parce Que La Montagne Était Là
Release date
1971-01-01
Runtime
32m
Genres
Documentary, Adventure
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
ORTF