Because The Mountain Was There

Because The Mountain Was There

1971
32m
5.5

5.5/10

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Overview

On May 23, 1971, a French expedition led by Robert Paragot successfully climbed Makalu via its west pillar. Makalu is one of the five highest peaks in the world, located in the Himalayas on the Nepalese-Tibetan border. Jean-Pierre Janssen and Lucien Bérardini filmed this expedition, where Robert Paragot spoke about the expedition conditions, life at altitude, and his state of mind as expedition leader. On the return to base camp, Jean-Pierre Janssen interviewed Lucien Berardini, Georges Payot, Jean-Claude Mosca, François Guillot, and Jean-Paul Paris, all of whom played a key role in bringing Bernard Mellet and Yannick Seigneur to the summit. Expedition members: Robert Paragot (expedition leader), Georges Payot, Yannick Seigneur, Claude Jager, Jean-Claude Mosca, François Guillot, Bernard Mellet, Lucien Bérardini, Jean-Paul Paris, Robert Jacob, Jacques Marchal (surgeon).

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Production Information

Production Companies
ORTF
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

summit mountaineering alpinism mountain documentary french climbers french expedition himalaya 8000 summits makalu himalayism

Quick Facts

Original Title Parce Que La Montagne Était Là
Release Date January 1, 1971
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt36990480
Website Visit Site

Cast

Robert Paragot
Robert Paragot

Self

Georges Payot
Georges Payot

Self

Yannick Seigneur
Yannick Seigneur

Self

Claude Jager
Claude Jager

Self

François Guillot
François Guillot

Self

Lucien Bérardini
Lucien Bérardini

Self

Bernard Mellet
Bernard Mellet

Self

Jean-Claude Mosca
Jean-Claude Mosca

Self

Jean-Paul Paris
Jean-Paul Paris

Self

Robert Jacob
Robert Jacob

Self

Jacques Marchal
Jacques Marchal

Self

Key Crew

Jean-Pierre Janssen
Director