Release Date
Original Release
February 23, 1944
1h 46m
First in Line (1944)
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
Department: Directing
Cast
IrĂšne Corday
Aline Lourtier
André Le Gall
Pierre Servettaz
Marcel DelaĂźtre
Ravanat dit « Le Rouge »
Jean Davy
Hubert de Vallon
Maurice Baquet
Boule
Yves Furet
Georges Ă la Clarisse
Geymond Vital
Maxime Vouillaz
Mona Dol
Marie Servettaz
Lucien Blondeau
Jean Servettaz
Andrée Clément
Suzanne Servettaz
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