Anatomy of a First (1966)
In February 1966, Pierre Mazeaud and Lucien Berardini traveled to the Atakor massif, in the Hoggar mountain range of the Sahara in southern Algeria. There, they attempted a challenging first ascent: the Takouba spur, one of the peaks adjacent to Garet El Djenoun, a legendary mountain in the Hoggar massif, first climbed by Roger Frison-Roche and Raymond Coche in 1935. The documentary, superbly filmed by Jacques Ertaud, won the Grand Prize at the Trento International Mountain Film Festival in 1966.
Director: Jacques Ertaud
https://trentofestival.it/archivio/1966/anatomie-dune-premiere/
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Lucien Bérardini as Self |
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Pierre Mazeaud as Self |
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René Vernadet as Self |
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Jacques Ertaud as Self |
| Writing | Jacques Ertaud | Writer |
| Directing | Jacques Ertaud | Director |
| Crew | René Vernadet | Cinematography |