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Stars at Noon

Name: Stars at Noon
Genre: Documentary, Adventure
Released: 1959-01-01
Cast: Lionel Terray, Roger Blin, Michel Vaucher, René Desmaison, Pierre Perret

1959 | 78 min | Documentary, Adventure

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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 1 hr 18 min.
What might put you off: It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1959: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 628 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Marcel Ichac, Jacques Ertaud

Lionel TerraySelf
Roger BlinSelf
Michel VaucherSelf
René DesmaisonSelf
Pierre PerretSelf
Pierre RousseauSelf
Gérard HerzogSelf
Pierre DannySelf
Robert GuillaumeSelf