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Release Year1986
Runtime0h 52m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary, History, Adventure
Votes1
DirectorDenis Ducroz
WritersDenis Ducroz
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast4 credited
Also Known AsThe Unfamous of Mont Blanc
About The Unfamous of Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps, rises to 4,810 m and was first climbed on August 8, 1786. Chamonix natives Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard set out on the afternoon of August 7 and returned victorious on the morning of the 9th, after two nights spent outdoors. This film is a staging that reconstructs this great event with all the problems it created and resolved, thus contributing to the emergence of the modern concept of mountaineering. Denis Ducroz, guide and filmmaker, immerses us in the minds and times of these two men, 224 years later.
Directed by Denis Ducroz, The Unfamous of Mont Blanc leans on a strong ensemble — Paul Minthe, Michel Voïta, Bruno Abraham-Kremer — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1986.
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