The Call Of The Peaks (1946)
L'Appel Des Cimes, directed by Alain Pol, is a documentary commissioned by the CAF and the various French ministries on the practice of post-war mountaineering. In 1946, climbers trained at the Fontainebleau Climbing School. Guy Poulet and Jacques Poincenot try to climb the Aiguilles de Chamonix but fail during the climbing phase. After a night in a refuge with Denise Rouzeau and the guide Pierre Allain, the mountaineers make a new attempt. Successful demonstration for those who continued the approach walk then the passage of the seracs of the glacier. On the rock, the roped party crosses a chimney and a crack to reach the summit and abseil down. Led by high mountain scouts, Guy and Jacques rediscover the glaciers and needles of the Mont-Blanc massif during the next lesson.
Director: Alain Pol
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Pierre Allain as Self |
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Guy Poulet as Self |
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Jacques Poincenot as Self |
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Denise Rouzeau as Self |
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Yves Ballu as Self |
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Richard Francœur as Narrator |
| Sound | Jacques Fuller | Music |
| Editing | Andrée Laurent | Editor |
| Crew | Georges Tairraz II | Cinematography |
| Directing | Alain Pol | Director |
| Art | Marcel Gilot | Assistant Director of Photography |
