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Everest 78, or the French on top of the world

10/15/1978

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1hr 31min

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Documentary

,Adventure

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Pierre Mazeaud
  • Jean Afanassieff
  • Nicolas Jaeger
  • Raymond Despiau
  • Walter Cecchinel

    Directors

  • Christian Brincourt
  • Jean-Claude Odin

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • TF1

    Production Countries

  • France

LANGUAGES

  • French

Cast

Pierre Mazeaud

Self

Nicolas Jaeger

Self

Raymond Despiau

Self

Walter Cecchinel

Self

Kurt Diemberger

Self

Jean-François Mazeaud

Self

Claude Deck

Self

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