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Marcel Ichac

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Marcel Ichac
Born
Marcel Leon Ichac

22 October 1906
DiedApril 9, 1994(1994-04-09) (aged 87)
Ézanville, France
NationalityFrance
Alma materÉcole nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
Occupation(s)journalist, film director, photographer, mountaineer
Known fordocumentary film
AwardsOscar for Best Short Subject (1963)
Cannes Short Film Palme d'Or (1962), Prix Spécial (1952)
Trento Festival Golden Gentian (1955)
Websitewww.marcel-ichac.fr

Marcel Ichac (22 October 1906 - 9 April 1994) was a French alpinist, explorer, photographer and film director. Born in Rueil, France, Ichac was one of the first people to introduce electronic music in cinema using the ondes Martenot instrument for Karakoram (1936)[1] and released the first French short in CinemaScope, Nouveaux Horizons (1953).[2] He also accompanied the French Alpine Club's 1950 expedition that climbed Annapurna led by Maurice Herzog, which included climbing luminaries Lionel Terray, Louis Lachenal and Gaston Rébuffat.[3]

Filmography

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Ichac directed documentary films of French explorations during the years 1930–1950.[4][5][6] Expeditions he accompanied and documented on film include:

Additionally, Ichac captured images of mountain warfare in World War II and the liberation of Torino, Italy in Tempête sur les Alpes (1944-1945).

Bibliography

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  • A l'assaut des Aiguilles du Diable (1945)
  • Regards vers l'Annapurna (1951)
  • Quand brillent les Etoiles de Midi (1960)

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Biography at marcel-ichac.fr
  2. ^ Il Cinema Ritrovato Cinetecadi Bologna
  3. ^ Herzog, Maurice (1952) Annapurna E P Dutton & Co.
  4. ^ Sadoul, Georges; Morris, Peter (1972) Dictionary of Film Makers University of California Press ISBN 978-0-520-02151-8 pg 121
  5. ^ Leblanc, Gérard (1997) Scénarios du réel Volume 2:193-197 Editions L'Harmattan
  6. ^ Rège, Philippe (2009) Encyclopedia of French Film Directors Volume 1:515 Scarecrow Press
  7. ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Stars at Noon". imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
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