Everest 78, or the French on top of the world [1113678] Released: 1978-10-15 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 91 mins Popularity: 0.3819 Vote Average: 10 Vote Count: 1 Overview: It was a sporting feat, a national feat, but also and above all a technical feat: on October 15, 1978, three French mountaineers, for the first time, reached the summit of Everest: Pierre Mazeaud, Nicolas Jaeger, Jean Afanassieff, accompanied by Kurt Diemberger, Austrian mountaineer and cameraman. A performance broadcast live on the radio thanks to the France inter teams and filmed for television by TF1. Christian Brincourt, a great French reporter, tells us about this expedition and questions the members of the expedition on their motivations. With Pierre Mazeaud (expedition leader), Jean-François Mazeaud (doctor), Claude Deck, Raymond Despiau, Nicolas Jaeger, Walter Cecchinel, Jean Afanassieff, Kurt Diemberger. Cast [8] Pierre MazeaudSelf Jean AfanassieffSelf Nicolas JaegerSelf Raymond DespiauSelf Walter CecchinelSelf Kurt DiembergerSelf Jean-François MazeaudSelf Claude DeckSelf Trailers