Route Des Cimes

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Release Date: 1st January 1952
Asset ID: 801944
Synopsis: Filmed in the French Alps by Jean-Jacques Languepin, who is a specialist in mountain photography, 'Route Des Cimes' describes a road tanker's daily hazardous climb from Chambery up the snow-bound mountainside to the village of Val d'Isere whose hotels, hospitals and homes are dependent upon its cargo of fuel.
Shotlist: Man and nephew driving BP truck along mountain road; car blocks his path so gets out and toots the car’s horn to alert the owner who’s in a house near the road; 00:04:24 driving through snowy village and through tunnel (colour appears as daylight begins); truck winds its way through mountain road and along Dam of Tignes, France; truck gets stuck on icy road; 00:08:02 men drilling tunnel in mountain; chairlifts along mountain; POV moving chairlift with skiers below; GVs skiers (party of skiers led by Lionel Terray); après skiers eating and flirting; snow plough trawling through snow; BP driver and nephew see avalanche and carry on driving through snow; get out to dig through snow drift; 00:13:32 skiers testing slope; aerial of Val d’Isere; BP tanker arrive in Val d’Isere with the oil; après skiers outside chalet; driver drinks; aerial over chalet and mountains; 00:18:23 END
Production Company: None
Licensing Restrictions: None
Viewing Restrictions: Public
Format: BetaSP_Small
Alternative Language Notes: None