Death of a Guide
1975, French. Directed by Jacques Ertaud.
Veteran Chamonix mountain guide Michel Servoz and the young aspiring guide Patrick Falavier attempt to climb the west face of the Dru in the Mont-Blanc massif. When they are gone for five days, the captain of the gendarmerie in Morteau is worried, but he cannot undertake research for a rescue without the permission of the family.
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jacques ErtaudDirector
- Pierre RousseauMichel Servoz
- Georges ClaissePhilippe Falavier
- Victor LanouxMaurice Merinchal
- Edmond DenisChristian Lajoux
- Jeanne AllardMarie Servoz
- Jean ValmontCapitaine Morteau
- Françoise LugagneLucienne Falavier
- Yves PeneauAdrien Falavier
- Jean AfanassieffGuide de Haute-Montagne
- Joëlle FossierCatherine Servoz
- Patrick CordierGuide de Haute-Montagne
Details
- Released
- 4 January 1975
- Original title
- Mort d'un guide
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jacques Ertaud, Henri Grangé
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Death of a Guide runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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Death of a Guide isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 January 1975. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Death of a Guide?
Death of a Guide (1975) was directed by Jacques Ertaud and stars Pierre Rousseau, Georges Claisse, Victor Lanoux.