The Castaways Of Mont Blanc
The Castaways Of Mont Blanc

The Castaways Of Mont Blanc

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2002
0h 53m
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History
Documentary
Drama

Overview

This documentary is a reconstruction, based on archive footage, testimonies, and filmed reconstructions, of the Vincendon / Henry tragedy. December 1956: Jean Vincendon and François Henry, two young mountaineers, aspire to join the High Mountain Group. Lacking experience, they set out to climb Mont Blanc via the Brenva spur in the middle of winter. The weather conditions deteriorated, and they decided to give up before meeting Walter Bonatti and Sylvano Gheser. They then decided to continue the climb and set off in two different roped parties. Bonatti decided to take refuge at the Vallot refuge higher up, rather than descend. The two young mountaineers, overcome by the poor weather conditions and fatigue, remained stuck for several days at 4,000 meters. What followed was a completely disorganized rescue operation that became, for more than ten days, a spectacle for all of France and a national tragedy.

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France 3
MFP
France 5

Cast & Crew

14 members
Acting

Jean Vincendon

Self (archive footage)

Jean Vincendon
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François Henry

Self (archive footage)

François Henry
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Claude Dufourmantelle

Self

Claude Dufourmantelle
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Lionel Terray

Self (archive footage)

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Walter Bonatti

Self (archive footage)

Walter Bonatti
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Pierre Couttet

Self

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Gilbert Chappaz

Self

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Jacques Petetin

Self

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Jean Brissaud

Self

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Honoré Bonnet

Self

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Jean Minster

Self

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Louis Piraly

Self (archive footage)

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Olivier Pariset

Narrator

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Jean-Yves Berteloot

Narrator

Jean-Yves Berteloot

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