Everest 78, or the French on top of the world
Everest 78, ou les Français sur le toit du monde1978
- Christian Brincourt,Jean-Claude Odin
- 1h 31m
- October 15, 1978 · France
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 15, 1978
- Original language
- French
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- TF1
- Cast
- Pierre Mazeaud,Jean-François Mazeaud,Jean Afanassieff,Nicolas Jaeger,Kurt Diemberger,Walter Cecchinel,Claude Deck,Raymond Despiau
- Director
- Christian Brincourt,Jean-Claude Odin
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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