Trilogy for One Man

1987 0h 53m FR

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Documentary

Synopsis

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The most legendary 'sequence' ever achieved by a mountaineer: on 12 and 13 March 1987, in 40 hours, 26-year-old Christophe Profit managed to climb three of the highest north faces in the Alps, in winter: Grandes Jorasses, Eiger, and Matterhorn. But over and above this 'coverage' of the feat, we discover the wings, the story behind the project, the peaks and troughs of the preparations for it, and the personality of the man behind the climbs, a dancer on sheer rock faces, focusing all the energy and reflexes of life itself in his fingertips.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Christophe Profit
Self
Sylviane Tavernier
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nicolas Philibert
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marie-Hélène Quinton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Christophe Profit and Sylviane Tavernier carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11845644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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

Nicolas Philibert directs. Marie-Hélène Quinton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Marie-Hélène Quinton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Christophe Profit and Sylviane Tavernier carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt11845644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "legend", "extreme sports", "mountain climbing", "sports documentary".