Released:
1944-02-23

Overview:
A screen adaptation of the well-known novel by Roger Frison-Roche about the harsh lives of mountain guides and their families in the French Alps, near Chamonix and the French/Swiss/Italian borders... Like his father, Zian Servettaz is a dedicated mountain man. His Italian-born wife Bianca does not adjust well to his mountain village in France, and to the ever life-threatening dangers presented by his mountain guiding and climbing. She briefly returns to Italy and to her family. However, after Zian's insistence and trip to Italy, she returns to mountain life in the French Alps. Once back there, events will unfold, changing their lives as well as those of other mountain people forever.

Director:
Louis Daquin

Runtime:
1h 46min

Genre:
Family, Adventure, Drama, Action

• Cast:
• 
  Irène Corday
  as
  Aline Lourtier
• 
  André Le Gall
  as
  Pierre Servettaz
• 
  Marcel Delaître
  as
  Ravanat dit « Le Rouge »
• 
  Jean Davy
  as
  Hubert de Vallon
• 
  Maurice Baquet
  as
  Boule