Anatomy of a First

1966 0h 32m FR

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DocumentaryAdventure

Synopsis

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In February 1966, Pierre Mazeaud and Lucien Berardini traveled to the Atakor massif, in the Hoggar mountain range of the Sahara in southern Algeria. There, they attempted a challenging first ascent: the Takouba spur, one of the peaks adjacent to Garet El Djenoun, a legendary mountain in the Hoggar massif, first climbed by Roger Frison-Roche and Raymond Coche in 1935. The documentary, superbly filmed by Jacques Ertaud, won the Grand Prize at the Trento International Mountain Film Festival in 1966.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lucien Bérardini
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Pierre Mazeaud
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René Vernadet
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Jacques Ertaud
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jacques Ertaud
Writers: Jacques Ertaud
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 32-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Lucien Bérardini and Pierre Mazeaud and René Vernadet carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jacques Ertaud directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 32-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
260 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Lucien Bérardini and Pierre Mazeaud and René Vernadet carry the top of the cast.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
6Classified under 12 themes, including "sahara desert", "mountain climbing", "mountaineering", "algeria".