Les Conquérants de l'Impossible: Portrait de Groupe
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Les Conquérants de l'Impossible: Portrait de Groupe

10.0 / 10 1986 55mNR French
DocumentaryAdventure

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“The Conquerors of the Impossible: Group Portrait” is a documentary on free climbing which takes place in the Verdon Gorges and Toulon. It was directed by Bernard Dumont in 1986 and produced by Les Films du Soleil. It is part of the series The Conquerors of the Impossible (3-3). There we find Patrick Berhault, Patrick Edlinger, Eric Escoffier, Christophe Profit, Laurent Chevallier, Jean-Paul Janssen and other pioneers of free climbing.

Cast & Crew

Patrick Edlinger

Patrick Edlinger

Self

Lead
Patrick Berhault

Patrick Berhault

Self

Christophe Profit

Christophe Profit

Self

Jean-Marc Boivin

Jean-Marc Boivin

Self

Eric Escoffier

Eric Escoffier

Self

Jean-Paul Janssen

Jean-Paul Janssen

Self

Laurent Chevallier

Laurent Chevallier

Self

Gilles Chappaz

Gilles Chappaz

Self

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bernard Choquet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. Les Conquérants de l'Impossible: Portrait de Groupe is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker