Annapurna, History of a Conquest
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International distribution of documentary films and factual TV programmes ANNAPURNA, HISTORY OF A CONQUEST Director(s): Bernard GEORGE Writer(s): Bruno GALLET, Bernard GEORGE Famous French mountain climber, Maurice Herzog, died on 14 Dec. 2012 aged 93. He shot to fame as the first man to climb an 8000 metre peak when he reached the summit of the Annapurna in the Himalayas in 1950. Accounts that came to light in recent years, though, threw shadows on his image. <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/mau rice-herzog-mountaineer-who-became-one-of-the-first-two-me n-to-ascend-annapurna-8418156.html?origin=internalSearch& quot; target="_blank">Read the article in the Independent. </a> For decades, the general public's knowledge of the Annapurna adventure was limited to Maurice Herzog's book "The First 8000 metre Peak" which sold over 10 million copies. In the last few years,though, accounts by other protagonists of the adventure - Louis Lachenal, Herzog's companion on the summit, Lionel Terray, Sherpa Tarkey, the Rebuffat notebooks - have been published. What pushed the French, who had not participated much in the great pre-war Himalayan expeditions, to commit themselves (through the Alpine federation) in the race to conquer the first 8000 metre peak ? What motivated those who accomplished this extraordinary feat? Categorie(s): Travel, Sport & Adventure, History & Current Affairs Tag(s): human adventure, Historical moments Producer(s): POINT DU JOUR Coproducer(s): INA, CANAL+ Length: 1x49 / Format: One-off Original version: French Versions available: English / French Nationality: France, 1999 Rights: POINT DU JOUR INTERNATIONAL – 23, rue de Cronstadt – 75015 Paris – France – Tel. : 33 1 75 44 80 80 – Fax : 33 1 45 31 13 05 | Page 1/2 International distribution of documentary films and factual TV programmes Support(s): SD – Digital 4/3 http://www.pointdujour-international.com/catalogueFiche.php?idFiche=5462&lang=en POINT DU JOUR INTERNATIONAL – 23, rue de Cronstadt – 75015 Paris – France – Tel. : 33 1 75 44 80 80 – Fax : 33 1 45 31 13 05 | Page 2/2.