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First on the Rope
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Wikipedia article
'First on the Rope' (French: 'Premier de corde') is a 1944 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Irne Corday, Andr Le Gall and Lucien Blondeau.Crisp p.94 Nord p.292 It is an adaptation of the 1941 novel of the same title by Roger Frison-Roche. It was a faithful adaptation of the novel, which began shooting in June 1943 during the German Occupation of France. Despite being directed by Daquin, a French Communist, it was considered to demonstrate a Ptainist ideology possibly even containing elements of Nazism.Crisp p.94-95
The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. Location shooting took place around Mont Blanc in the French Alps.
Synopsis
The son of a veteran mountain climber succeeds his father as "the first on the rope", leading expeditions into the mountains. However, after nearly losing his life during a climb he develops vertigo and abandons his position to take over as a hotel manager. Two years later when his father is persuaded by a Norwegian tourist to take him on a trip into the mountains, his son is forced to come to their rescue when they run into a trouble during a storm.
Cast
* Irne Corday as Aline Lourtier
* Andr Le Gall as Pierre Servettaz
* Lucien Blondeau as Jean Servettaz
* Marcel Delatre as Ravanat dit 'Le Rouge'
* Jean Davy as Hubert de Vallon
* Maurice Baquet as Boule
* Mona Dol as Marie Servettaz
* Yves Furet as Georges la Clarisse
* Andre Clment as Suzanne Servettaz
* Geymond Vital as Maxime Vouillaz
* Tosca De Lac as L'acrobate
* Louis Seigner as Le docteur
* Roger Blin as Paul Moury
* Eugne Chevalier as Un guide
* Guy Decomble as Warfield
* Jacques Dufilho as Fernand Lourtier
* Fernand Ren as Napolon
* Albert Duvaleix as L'oncle Dechosalet
* Jrme Goulven as Un guide
* Jean-Marc Thibault as Un pensionnaire des Servettaz
References
Bibliography
* Crisp, Colin. 'French CinemaA Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 19401958'. Indiana University Press, 2015.
* Nord, Philip. 'France's New Deal: From the Thirties to the Postwar Era'. Princeton University Press, 2012.
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