Hindou-Kouch 68

Overview

Film about the first French expedition in 1968 in the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan. After a long and laborious approach by R4 car in the footsteps of Marco Polo, through Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan, to the high valley of Wakhan, in the heart of the Hindu Kush, Isabelle and Henri Agresti (high mountain guide), accompanied by Yves Dominoni, Renée and Lucien Agresti, more than precious help, explore a little-known valley for 40 days, and climb some virgin peaks of 5000 and 6000 meters. The return to Europe will be by the tracks and roads of the south: Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Syria... A trip of approach to go later to explore the mountains of China, then still closed, and the Tibetan side of Everest... The project of a lifetime.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1969

Original language

French

Cast

Lucien Agresti,Yves Dominoni,Henri Agresti,Renée Agresti,Isabelle Agresti

Director

Henri Agresti

Writer

Henri Agresti

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt37026189