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Gary Hemming, le beatnik des cimes
10.0 / 10• 1996• 25m•NR• French
Documentary
Storyline
The American mountaineer Gary Hemming marked the era of the 1960s. The story of this "exceptional" character is intimately linked to that of the rescue of the two German mountaineers on the west face of the Drus, in 1966, a rescue which he had took the initiative. While the official emergency services of the EHM try to reach them from above, a pirate rope made up of Gary Hemming, René Desmaison, Lothar Mauch, Gil Bodin, Mike Brurke, François Guillot, the filmmaker Gérard Bauer organizes to join them from below and succeeded after a fierce struggle the rescue. The press seizes the event and elevates Gary Hemming to the rank of national hero. All the newspapers feature this big guy with a cool attitude, mismatched clothes, jovial smile and long blond hair on the front page. From then on, he was nicknamed: "the beatnik of the peaks".
Cast & Crew
Gary Hemming
Self
Lead
François Guillot
Self
Gil Bodin
Self
René Desmaison
Self
Pierre Mazeaud
Self
Lothar Mauch
Self
Maurice Herzog
Self
Lauren Hemming
Self
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean Afanassieff's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Gary Hemming, le beatnik des cimes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
