The Conqueror Of The Useless
Le Conquérant de L'Inutile
Synopsis
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in 1966, the day after the Gerbier accident, this illustrated tribute by bringing together personal archive documents, unpublished animated sequences or extracts from expedition images as well as comments taken from the autobiographical texts of Lionel Terray " The Conquerors of the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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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Marcel Ichac
- Screenplay & Story
- Marcel Ichac
- Original Score
- François de Roubaix
- Original Title
- Le Conquérant de L'Inutile
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 31m
- Production Studios
- Filmartic
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Marcel Ichac
Marcel Ichac
François de Roubaix
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Marcel Ichac
Director
Marcel Ichac
Writer
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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in 1966, the day after the Gerbier accident, this illustrated tribute by bringing together personal archive documents, unpublished animated sequences or extracts from expedition images as well as comments taken from the autobiographical texts of Lionel Terray " The Conquerors of the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.
Who directed The Conqueror Of The Useless?
The Conqueror Of The Useless was directed by Marcel Ichac.
Who stars in The Conqueror Of The Useless?
The principal cast of The Conqueror Of The Useless includes Lionel Terray, Guido Magnone, Louis Lachenal, Jean Franco, Maurice Herzog.
When was The Conqueror Of The Useless released and how long is it?
The Conqueror Of The Useless was released in 1966 with a total runtime of 31m.
Who composed the musical score for The Conqueror Of The Useless?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Conqueror Of The Useless was composed by François de Roubaix.