Directing
Charles-Georges Duvanel
Born — Died
1906-05-10 — 1975-06-18
Place of birth
Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Charles-Georges Duvanel was born on 10 May 1906 in Aarau, Kanton Aargau, Switzerland. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Pionniers (1936), The Vocation of André Carel (1925) and Die rote Pest (1938). He died on 18 June 1975.
Known for
NRRecord of the international expedition to climb Kangchenjunga in 1930. The German-Austrian-British expedition, led by Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth, had come from the Nepalese side and tried to reach the North Ridge via its NW face after failing in the north face, where the sherpa Chettan was killed in an avalanche. The attempt failed but the team made the first ascents of Rathong (6678m) and Jongsong Peak (7483m), and also climbed the Southwest peak of Nepal Peak.
Excelsior
1931
NRThe International Committee of the Red Cross aid to the Palestinians in the weeks following the 1948 conflict.
Homeless in Palestine
1950
NRVers les Cimes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in the Bernese Alps. It was directed by Charles-Georges Duvanel in 1940 and produced by Cinégram.
Vers les Cimes
1940
No synopsis available yet.
La Peste rouge
1938
Film credits
Behind the camera
NRThe International Committee of the Red Cross aid to the Palestinians in the weeks following the 1948 conflict.
Homeless in Palestine
1950
NRVers les Cimes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in the Bernese Alps. It was directed by Charles-Georges Duvanel in 1940 and produced by Cinégram.
Vers les Cimes
1940
No synopsis available yet.
La Peste rouge
1938