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The Castaways Of Mont Blanc

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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.

Directed byDenis Ducroz

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 53m
Language
FR
Released
January 1, 2002
Studios
France•3MFPFrance•5

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jean Vincendon

Jean Vincendon

Self (archive footage)

François Henry

François Henry

Self (archive footage)

Claude Dufourmantelle

Claude Dufourmantelle

Self

Lionel Terray

Lionel Terray

Self (archive footage)

Walter Bonatti

Walter Bonatti

Self (archive footage)

Pierre Couttet

Self

Gilbert Chappaz

Self

Jacques Petetin

Self

Jean Brissaud

Self

Honoré Bonnet

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Denis Ducroz
Denis Ducroz
Written by
Denis Ducroz
Denis Ducroz

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