Switzerland / May 31, 1979
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
TSR documentary on the 1979 expedition to Algeria in the Atakor massif (Hoggar desert), organized by Geneva mountaineer Michel Vaucher and Jean-Blaise Fellay. The climbers make a dozen ascents including the famous summit of Adaouda (which means "finger" in Tamasheq, the Tuareg dialect), by several routes. Then a new route on the peaks of the southern Tezoulegs. They discover the volcanic geological characteristics of the Atakor massif and meet the nomadic inhabitants of the region, the Tuaregs, who are increasingly settling in the town of Tamanrasset.
Main cast
Genres
DocumentaryAdventure
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Expédition Hoggar 79 |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, Français |
| Production countries | Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TSR |
| Release date | 31 maggio 1979 |
| Writer | Louis Barby |
| Editing | Anne Maurice |
| Cinematography | Michel Vaucher, Jacques Mahrer |
| Assistant directors | Louis Barby |
| Music | Michel Gremion |
| Sound | Michel Gremion |
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