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Anatomy of a First

Name: Anatomy of a First
Genre: Documentary, Adventure
Released: 1966-01-01
Cast: Lucien Bérardini, Pierre Mazeaud, René Vernadet, Jacques Ertaud

1966 | 32 min | Documentary, Adventure

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for adventure fans and the curious. If you loved Free Solo, start here.
The mood: Exciting, eye-opening.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 32 min.
What might put you off: It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1966: an older pace and style.

In February 1966, Pierre Mazeaud and Lucien Berardini traveled to the Atakor massif, in the Hoggar mountain range of the Sahara in southern Algeria. There, they attempted a challenging first ascent: the Takouba spur, one of the peaks adjacent to Garet El Djenoun, a legendary mountain in the Hoggar massif, first climbed by Roger Frison-Roche and Raymond Coche in 1935. The documentary, superbly filmed by Jacques Ertaud, won the Grand Prize at the Trento International Mountain Film Festival in 1966.

How it earned its rating

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Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
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