Eiffel's Race to the Top

Overview

Behind the iconic Eiffel Tower lies the story of an incredible challenge to erect a thousand-foot tower that went far beyond a design competition, and marked a major turning point in engineering history. It was the beginning of radical transformation where iron was pitted against stone, engineering against architecture, and modern design against ancients. Press campaigns, lobbying, public conferences, denigration of opposing projects, bragging about big names - all participants engaged in a fierce battle without concession. Using 3D recreations, official sources (reports, letters, drawings...) and intimate archives obtained from their descendants, this film will bring to life this vertical race through a fresh and visual way to mark the centenary of Eiffel death.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 6, 2023

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

RTBF,Movistar+,ARTE,TV5 Monde,ZED,Musée d'Orsay,The WNET Group,TV5 Québec Canada,Cinémage 17,FTV Prima

Cast

Régis Royer,Maxime Terlin,Léa Schwartz,Romans Suarez-Pazos,Daniel Dargau,Benoît Schwartz,Laurent Lafuma,Chloé Réjon,Gabriel Arbessier,Luc-Emmanuel Bettonand 9 more

Director

Mathieu Schwartz,Savin Yeatman-Eiffel

Writer

Mathieu Schwartz,Savin Yeatman-Eiffel

Producer

Gaëlle Guyader

Music

Yannis Dumoutiers

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

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