
First on the Rope
Pierre-Antoine Hiroz, Edouard Niermans, 1999
The Grand Crevasse
Roger Frison-Roche, 1948
First on the Rope is a TV series directed by Pierre-Antoine Hiroz and Edouard Niermans in 1999 and based on the book The Grand Crevasse by Roger Frison-Roche, first published in 1948. The TV series features Silvia De Santis, Frédéric Gorny, Didier Bienaimé, Matthieu Rozé, Mélanie Leray, Thibault de Montalembert, and others.
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Storyline
In Chamonix, in the 1930s, two populations rubbed shoulders while ignoring each other. That, first of all, of athletes in search of thrills, who have come to try their hand at mountaineering. That, then, of the socialites, who come there to appear and exchange the latest gossip. These two worlds come together, however, to set out to conquer the Mont-Blanc massif. Roped up, dependent on each other, experienced mountaineers and amateurs only have to join forces and forget their differences.
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Year
1999
Minutes
180
Movie Rate
6.90
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TV Series
First on the Rope
Original title: Premier de cordée
Director: Pierre-Antoine Hiroz, Edouard Niermans
Country: France
Year: 1999
Length: 3hs / 2 episodes

Year
1948
Pages
243
Book Rate
7.78
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Book
The Grand Crevasse
Original title: La Grande crevasse
Author: Roger Frison-Roche
Country: France
First published in: 1948
Length: 243 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Premier de Cordée
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