The Conqueror Of The Useless (1966)
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in 1966, the day after the Gerbier accident, this illustrated tribute by bringing together personal archive documents, unpublished animated sequences or extracts from expedition images as well as comments taken from the autobiographical texts of Lionel Terray " The Conquerors of the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.
Cast
- Lionel Terray - Self
- Guido Magnone - Self
- Louis Lachenal - Self
- Jean Franco
- Maurice Herzog - Self
- Jacques Ertaud - Self
- René Ferlet - Self
- Suzanne Thiollière - Self
- Marianne Terray - Self
- Bill Dunaway - Self
Screenplay
Themes
Journey to the Summit and Mountaineering Adventures
Keywords
himalaya mountain range, patagonia, argentina, mountaineering, chamonix, alpinism, alpes, escalade, annapurna, lionel terray
Frequently Asked Questions
- 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in 1966, the day after the Gerbier accident, this illustrated tribute by bringing together personal archive documents, unpublished animated sequences or extracts from expedition images as well as comments taken from the autobiographical texts of Lionel Terray " The Conquerors of the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 Conqueror Of The Useless stars Lionel Terray, Guido Magnone, Louis Lachenal, Jean Franco, Maurice Herzog, Jacques Ertaud.
- How long is The Conqueror Of The Useless?
- The Conqueror Of The Useless has a runtime of 31m (31 minutes).
- What genre is The Conqueror Of The Useless?
- The Conqueror Of The Useless is a Documentary film.
- Where was The Conqueror Of The Useless produced?
- The Conqueror Of The Useless was produced in France.
- What are the themes of The Conqueror Of The Useless?
- The themes of The Conqueror Of The Useless include: Journey to the Summit and Mountaineering Adventures.