

The Gate of Heaven
A legendary film in the history of rock climbing in the Verdon Gorges, shot in 16mm between the autumn of 1978 and the spring of 1979 by Henri Agresti, a high mountain guide. For the first time, acrobatic shots were taken on the walls of the Verdon. We rediscover a whole generation of pioneers on routes like Dingomaniaque, Triomphe d'Eros, Péril rouge, Luna Bong, Pichenibule or Necronomicon, routes which, like Dingomanique or Triomphe d'Eros, had just been opened. We witnessed a major turning point in the style and possibilities of rock climbing at the end of the 1970s: anchors sealed by drilling used as belaying and no longer as aids, new equipment: climbing shoes and chalk, harnesses and figure eights. Henri Agresti's unfinished and silent film, lasting around fifty minutes, was presented in the form of a nine-minute fragment at the Trento Film Festival in 1981.
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- Language
- French
- free climbing
- escalade
- mountain documentary
- french climbers
- gorges du verdon
- arrampicata
- sports history
- free climbing pionniers
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Release dates
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- Premiere1 Jan 1980
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- When was The Gate of Heaven released?
- The Gate of Heaven was released on 1 January 1980.
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- The Gate of Heaven holds a 10.0/10 audience score from 1 votes.
- Who directed The Gate of Heaven?
- The Gate of Heaven (1980) was directed by Henri Agresti.
- How long is The Gate of Heaven?
- The Gate of Heaven runs for 52m.



















