Synopsis
On May 3, 1964, France sent an expedition to conquer Mt. Everest. Two seasoned climbers, Esglace and Esperance, who had already triumphed over 200 summits, confronted the Kakamouse and Kalou chains, an authentic accumulation of pinnacles of ice, crevices and rocks that have defeated the most prestigious expeditions. We follow the final hours of the French ascent and the arrival at the summit where they are in for quite a shock...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films de la Pléiade
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films du Jeudi
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Pierre Braunberger
- Screenwriter : Philippe Avron
- Dialogue Writer : Philippe Avron
- Director of Photography : Claude Saunier
- Music Composer : Alain Goraguer
- Narration Writer : Mario Pilar
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Themes : Mountains
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1964
- Runtime : 19 min
- Visa number : 28967
- Visa issue date : 06/08/1964
- Audio format : Mono
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)