First in Line

Overview

A screen adaptation of the well-known novel by Roger Frison-Roche about the harsh lives of mountain guides and their families in the French Alps, near Chamonix and the French/Swiss/Italian borders... Like his father, Zian Servettaz is a dedicated mountain man. His Italian-born wife Bianca does not adjust well to his mountain village in France, and to the ever life-threatening dangers presented by his mountain guiding and climbing. She briefly returns to Italy and to her family. However, after Zian's insistence and trip to Italy, she returns to mountain life in the French Alps. Once back there, events will unfold, changing their lives as well as those of other mountain people forever.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 23, 1944

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Pathé,Écran Français

Cast

Jérôme Goulven,Eugène Chevalier,Geymond Vital,Mona Dol,Albert Duvaleix,Jean-Marc Thibault,Guy Decomble,Yves Furet,Tosca De Lac,Lucien Blondeauand 19 more

Director

Louis Daquin

Writer

Roger Frison-Roche,Paul Leclerc,Alexandre Arnoux,Jacqueline Jacoupy

Cinematography

Philippe Agostini

Music

Henri Sauguet

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0193431