The Call Of The Peaks

Synopsis

L'Appel Des Cimes, directed by Alain Pol, is a documentary commissioned by the CAF and the various French ministries on the practice of post-war mountaineering. In 1946, climbers trained at the Fontainebleau Climbing School. Guy Poulet and Jacques Poincenot try to climb the Aiguilles de Chamonix but fail during the climbing phase. After a night in a refuge with Denise Rouzeau and the guide Pierre Allain, the mountaineers make a new attempt. Successful demonstration for those who continued the approach walk then the passage of the seracs of the glacier. On the rock, the roped party crosses a chimney and a crack to reach the summit and abseil down. Led by high mountain scouts, Guy and Jacques rediscover the glaciers and needles of the Mont-Blanc massif during the next lesson.

Main Cast

Pierre Allain

Self

Age : 96 | Popularity : 3%

Guy Poulet

Self

Age : 85 | Popularity : 0%

Jacques Poincenot

Self

Age : 28 | Popularity : 3%

Denise Rouzeau

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Yves Ballu

Self

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Richard Francoeur

Narrator

Age : 76 | Popularity : 10%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Alain Pol
Art	Assistant Director of Photography	Marcel Gilot
Editing	Editor	Andrée Laurent
Crew	Cinematography	Georges Tairraz II
Sound	Music	Jacques Fuller
Department	Role	Name

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