France / Feb 23, 1944
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A screen adaptation of the well-known novel by Roger Frison-Roche about the harsh lives of mountain guides and their families in the French Alps, near Chamonix and the French/Swiss/Italian borders... Like his father, Zian Servettaz is a dedicated mountain man. His Italian-born wife Bianca does not adjust well to his mountain village in France, and to the ever life-threatening dangers presented by his mountain guiding and climbing. She briefly returns to Italy and to her family. However, after Zian's insistence and trip to Italy, she returns to mountain life in the French Alps. Once back there, events will unfold, changing their lives as well as those of other mountain people forever.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mona Dol | Marie Servettaz |
| Lucien Blondeau | Jean Servettaz |
| Andrée Clément | Suzanne Servettaz |
| Tosca De Lac | L'acrobate |
| Louis Seigner | Le docteur |
| Roger Blin | Paul Moury |
| Eugène Chevalier | Un guide |
| Guy Decomble | Warfield |
| Jacques Dufilho | Fernand Lourtier |
| Fernand René | Napoléon |
| Albert Duvaleix | L'oncle Dechosalet |
| Jérôme Goulven | Un guide |
| Marius David | |
| Madhyanah Foy | |
| Pierre Collet | Un guide (uncredited) |
| Richard Francœur | M. Faroule, un dineur (uncredited) |
| Claude Martin | Luc, un guide (uncredited) |
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| Frédéric Moriss | Un majordome de l'hôtel Alcazar (uncredited) |
| Alain Nobis | Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel Alcazar (uncredited) |
| Claude Péran | L'alpiniste qui veut grimper le Mont-Blanc (uncredited) |
| Jean-Marc Thibault | Un pensionnaire des Servettaz (uncredited) |
| François Viguier | Un villageois (uncredited) |
Genres
FamilyAdventureDramaAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Premier de cordée |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Écran Français, Pathé |
| Release date | 23 febbraio 1944 |
| Writer | Roger Frison-Roche, Jacqueline Jacoupy, Paul Leclerc, Alexandre Arnoux |
| Editing | Suzanne de Troeye |
| Cinematography | Philippe Agostini, Georges Tairraz II |
| Assistant directors | Guy Decomble, Louis Daquin |
| Camera operators | Philippe Agostini, Georges Tairraz II |
| Additional photography | Philippe Agostini, Georges Tairraz II |
| Production design | Lucien Aguettand |
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| Art direction | Lucien Aguettand |
| Set decoration | Lucien Aguettand |
| Music | Henri Sauguet, Pierre-Louis Calvet |
| Sound | Henri Sauguet, Pierre-Louis Calvet |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Belgium / Apr 13, 1945
Germany / Dec 01, 1945
Austria / May 31, 1946
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