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First On The Rope
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First On The Rope

1999-04-19 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 9.0

Drama · Action & Adventure

Chamonix in the 1930s was a resort where a cosmopolitan, fashionable and sporting society thronged, in search of novelties and thrills found in mountaineering. These people rub shoulders with the Chamoniards but do not meet except on the trails of Mont-Blanc. The accident of Joseph, the patriarch of Servettaz, guides from generation to generation, marked the spirits. It is his son Zian who decides to take up the torch. Married to Bianca, the daughter of the wealthy Milanese industrialist who was partly responsible for her father's death, Zian lives out her great love story - a threesome - with the mountain always remaining the most demanding mistress. Tired of the agonizing expectations and loneliness during her husband's ascents, Bianca returns to Italy, Zian joins her, but society life is not his world, he returns to Chamonix. During an outing in the mountains, Zian falls into a crevasse. Bianca, alerted by a presentiment, returns to the one she loves above all...

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Gaumont Télévision, MDI Productions, France 2, RAI, TSR
Countries
France
Status
Ended

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Frédéric GornyFrédéric GornyZian Servettaz
Silvia De SantisSilvia De SantisBianca Ruspoli
Giuliano GemmaGiuliano GemmaMr. Ruspoli
Lucien AbbetLucien AbbetJoseph Servettaz
Patrick BerhaultPatrick BerhaultFernand
Didier BienaiméDidier BienaiméGeorges Bonzon
Andréa FerréolAndréa FerréolMarie Servettaz
Frédéric de PasqualeFrédéric de PasqualeRavanat le Rouge
Matthieu RozéMatthieu RozéBoule
Thibault de MontalembertThibault de MontalembertWalter Von Drexel
Anita ZagariaAnita ZagariaMadame Ruspoli
Richard SammelRichard SammelAlpiniste Allemand
Bernard VerleyBernard VerleyLe docteur Coutaz
Noémie KocherNoémie KocherGeneviève
Jean-Pierre GosJean-Pierre GosClient anglais
Jérôme ChappattePaul Duvernay
Jacques MichelJacques MichelChef Guide
Mélanie LerayMélanie LerayNanette
Denis DucrozDenis DucrozLe guide sourd

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