The Conqueror Of The Useless
Dec 23, 1966 · 31m
Director
Marcel IchacOverview
Biography of ski instructor, mountain guide, mountaineer and filmmaker-lecturer Lionel Terray. Film-portrait of an emblematic figure of French mountaineering in the 1950s and 1960s, reconstructing the life, the great races and the expeditions of the "conqueror" of the most difficult walls and summits of Europe, the Himalayas, the Andes and North America. Marcel Ichac produced in 1966, the day after the Gerbier accident, this illustrated tribute by bringing together personal archive documents, unpublished animated sequences or extracts from expedition images as well as comments taken from the autobiographical texts of Lionel Terray " The Conquerors of the Useless" and "Battle for Jannu". This film, presented at the Cannes Film Festival, has won numerous awards at specialized film festivals, including the Trente Festival and the Banff Festival.
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About The Conqueror Of The Useless
What is The Conqueror Of The Useless about?
Biography of ski instructor, mountain guide, mountaineer and filmmaker-lecturer Lionel Terray. Film-portrait of an emblematic figure of French mountaineering in the 1950s and 1960s, reconstructing the life, the great races and the expeditions of the "conqueror" of the most difficult walls and summits of Europe, the Himalayas, the Andes and North America. Marcel Ichac produced in 1966, the day…
When was The Conqueror Of The Useless released?
The Conqueror Of The Useless was released on December 23, 1966.
How long is The Conqueror Of The Useless?
The Conqueror Of The Useless runs 31 minutes.
Who directed The Conqueror Of The Useless?
The Conqueror Of The Useless was directed by Marcel Ichac.
Who is in the cast of The Conqueror Of The Useless?
The cast of The Conqueror Of The Useless includes Lionel Terray (Self), Guido Magnone (Self), Louis Lachenal (Self), Jean Franco and Maurice Herzog (Self).