CinemaOSMovie · 1985 · 0h 52m

Les Conquérants de l'impossible - Portrait de René Desmaison

100%(1)Documentary

This episode is part of the series "The Conquerors of the Impossible (2/3)". From the 1950s to the 1980s, René Desmaison achieved a large number of "firsts". A specialist in normal routes (west face of Les Drus, Pilier du Freyney, Shroud...), he experienced a tragedy at the Grandes Jorasses, where his exceptional resistance allowed him to survive against all logic. He is the first to claim the practice of the mountain as a high level sport. A man of contrasts, his apparent strength hides great shyness and an unalterable enthusiasm despite the years. Beyond mountaineering, it is the spirit of adventure that has always inhabited him. A whole life devoted to mountaineering.

Directed byBernard Choquet

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 52m
Language
FR
Released
January 1, 1985
Studios
TF1INALes Films du Soleil

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring
René Desmaison

René Desmaison

Self

Simone Desmaison

Simone Desmaison

Self

Jean Couzy

Jean Couzy

Self

Gary Hemming

Gary Hemming

Self

Serge Gousseault

Serge Gousseault

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Bernard Choquet

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