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Everest 78, or the French on top of the world (1978)
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.
Genres:
Adventure,
Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.himalaya-mountain-range,
tmdb.extreme-sports,
tmdb.mountaineering,
tmdb.mount-everest,
tmdb.alpinism,
tmdb.mountain-documentary,
tmdb.goat-climbermdblist.imdb-tv-movie
Production companies: TF1
Runtime: 91 min.
Released: Oct. 15, 1978
Status: Released
Certification: NR
