Les Etoiles de Midi is an engaging docudrama about some of the more spectacular exploits of French mountain climbers over the last several decades. In one re-enacted story, there is a wartime escape through the mountains, and in another, a daring rescue of a pair of climbers who had been missing. The actors themselves are adept at the sport of climbing, and they give the scenes an immediacy and real daring that brings the stories alive. A combination of their acrobatics and skill and the outstanding episodes in the history of French climbing creates a winning 78 minutes.
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Cast
15 people
Lionel Terray
Self
Also in
Route des Cimes
Roger Blin
Self
Known for
The King and the Mockingbird
Orpheus
Jacques Ertaud
Maurice Jarre
Marcel Ichac
Michel Vaucher
Self
Also in
The Pillar of Solitude
Les Habitants des Flammes de Pierre
Pierre Gillette
René Desmaison
Self
Georges Strouvé
Pierre Perret
Self
Also in
Potatoes
Under the Stars of Paris
René Vernadet
Pierre Rousseau
Self
Known for
Drummer-Crab
The Burned Barns
Jacques Ertaud Director · Marcel Ichac Director Gérard Herzog Writer
First release January 1, 1959 · Produced in France · Production Filmartic
Production
Requin
Production
Filmartic
Production
France
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Original title
Les Étoiles de Midi
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 1, 1959
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No release date listed for United States.
Germany
June 1, 1959 · Berlin International Film Festival
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