Hoggar

1959 0h 40m FR

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DocumentaryAdventure

Synopsis

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A 1959 documentary about climbing in the Hoggar Mountains of Algeria. For the first time, a mountain expedition was organized for 60 young aspiring climbers, accompanied by renowned mountaineers such as Lionel Terray, Lucien Bérardini, Maurice Herzog, and Jean-Paul Gardinier. In two weeks, dozens of new routes, often extremely difficult, were established. Jacques Ertaud's camera followed the climbers through all the challenging sections of the first ascent of the south spur of Assekrem.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lionel Terray
Self
Lucien Bérardini
Self
Maurice Herzog
Self
Jean-Paul Gardinier
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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67 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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4 / 5

CAST

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Lionel Terray and Lucien Bérardini and Maurice Herzog 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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1Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
267 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Lionel Terray and Lucien Bérardini and Maurice Herzog carry the top of the cast.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
6Classified under 9 themes, including "climbing", "mountaineering", "algeria", "alpinism".