En direct du Cervin

Overview

A climb to mark the 100th anniversary of the first ascent of the Matterhorn, live on TV. The programme, a coproduction of the Swiss, French, Italian and British televisions, was shown throughout Europe, in the United States and in Japan in a series of 5 broadcasts between 8 and 16h. This film is the reedited version by the french televison of all the broadcasts in a single program. Ian McNaught-Davis roped with the guide Heinrich Taugwalder and Jean Juge with Robert Bichler narrate the ascent while they climb by the original Whymper route. They follow the progression of Michel Darbellay and Hilti von Allmen who climb the north face by the Schmidt route. All them meet at the summit. Michel Vaucher, Yvette Vaucher and Othmar Kronig who were also ascending the north face are interviewed, and the program ends with the television teams descending the mountain. Ettore Bich and Paul Etter ascended by the Italian side.

Top cast

I

Ian McNaught-Davis

Self

H

Heinrich Taugwalder

Self

J

Jean Juge

Self

R

Robert Bichler

Self

Hamish MacInnes

Self

D

David Crabbe

Self

Michel Vaucher

Self

H

Hilti von Allmen

Self

J

John Cleare

Self

Chris Brasher

Self

O

Othmar Kronig

Self

D

Dick Cooper

Self

C

Claude Dagues

Self

Yvette Vaucher

Self

T

Tom Conway

Self

M

Michel Darbellay

Self

Edward Whymper

Self (related character)

J

Jacques Perrot

Narrator

Details