Everest 78, or the French on top of the world

Everest 78, or the French on top of the world

1978 fr 91 minutes

Rating: 10

Plot

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.

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Cast

Pierre Mazeaud

Pierre Mazeaud

Self

Jean Afanassieff

Jean Afanassieff

Self

Nicolas Jaeger

Nicolas Jaeger

Self

Raymond Despiau

Raymond Despiau

Self

Walter Ceccinel

Walter Ceccinel

Self

Kurt Diemberger

Kurt Diemberger

Self

Jean-François Mazeaud

Jean-François Mazeaud

Self

Claude Deck

Claude Deck

Self

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