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Perilous Assignment (1959)

1959-11-06 · 48m · EN
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"Perilous Assignment" is an episode of ABC's Walt Disney Presents. Disney loved to show viewers behind the scenes of the daring shoots of its theatrically released or TV shows. The theme of the episode is the making of his next film, The Third Man on the Mountain, an adaptation of James Ramsey Ullman's novel Banner in the Sky, based on the true story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn. Walt Disney will not be limited to a simple promotional making-of. He offers to meet exceptional people, including the French mountain guide Gaston Rébuffat. The latter will show climbing techniques and then reveal breathtaking images of his ascents of steep cliffs with a client for the ascent of Mont-Blanc, filmed for the occasion. In 1958, Walt Disney will therefore offer him to be deputy director on the high mountain scenes of the film "The Third Man on the Mountain".

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Hamilton LuskeDirectorDwight HauserWriter

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Gaston RébuffatGaston RébuffatSelf (Le guide)Walt DisneyWalt DisneySelf (Host)Maurice BaquetMaurice BaquetSelf (Le client du guide)Georges Tairraz IIGeorges Tairraz IISelfMichael RennieMichael RennieSelfJames MacArthurJames MacArthurSelfJanet MunroJanet MunroSelfJames DonaldJames DonaldSelfFred ZendarFred ZendarSelfHerbert LomHerbert LomSelfKen AnnakinKen AnnakinSelfLaurence NaismithLaurence NaismithSelf

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Making ofMountaineeringAlpinismChamonixMountain pioneerMont blancGaston rebuffat

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Genre affinityAdventure · DocumentaryTheme affinityMaking Of · Mountaineering · AlpinismPacingShortDirector preference72265Actor preference186581 · 197905 · 1147116Country preferenceUs

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"Perilous Assignment" is an episode of ABC's Walt Disney Presents. Disney loved to show viewers behind the scenes of the daring shoots of its theatrically released or TV shows. The theme of the episode is the making of his next film, The Third Man on the Mountain, an adaptation of James Ramsey Ullman's novel Banner in the Sky, based on the true story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn. Walt Disney will not be limited to a simple promotional making-of. He offers to meet exceptional people, including the French mountain guide Gaston Rébuffat. The latter will show climbing techniques and then reveal breathtaking images of his ascents of steep cliffs with a client for the ascent of Mont-Blanc, filmed for the occasion. In 1958, Walt Disney will therefore offer him to be deputy director on the high mountain scenes of the film "The Third Man on the Mountain".

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Perilous Assignment has a runtime of 48 minutes.

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