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Stars at Noon

Stars at Noon

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1959

Runtime

1h 18m

Genres

Documentary, Adventure

User Score

62%

Original Title

Les Étoiles de Midi

Production Companies

Requin, Filmartic

Director

Jacques Ertaud

Description

Les Etoiles de Midi is an engaging docudrama about some of the more spectacular exploits of French mountain climbers over the last several decades. In one re-enacted story, there is a wartime escape through the mountains, and in another, a daring rescue of a pair of climbers who had been missing. The actors themselves are adept at the sport of climbing, and they give the scenes an immediacy and real daring that brings the stories alive. A combination of their acrobatics and skill and the outstanding episodes in the history of French climbing creates a winning 78 minutes.