First on the Rope
| First on the Rope | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Louis Daquin |
| Written by | Alexandre Arnoux Louis Daquin Jacqueline Jacoupy Paul Leclercq |
| Based on | First on the Rope by Roger Frison-Roche |
| Produced by | Jacqueline Jacoupy |
| Starring | Irène Corday André Le Gall Lucien Blondeau |
| Cinematography | Philippe Agostini |
| Edited by | Suzanne de Troeye |
| Music by | Henri Sauguet |
Production company | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
| Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
First on the Rope (French: Premier de cordée) is a 1944 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Irène Corday, André Le Gall and Lucien Blondeau. It is an adaptation of the 1941 novel of the same title by Roger Frison-Roche. It was a faithful adaptation of the novel, which began shooting in June 1943 during the German Occupation of France. Despite being directed by Daquin, a French Communist, it was considered to demonstrate a Pétainist ideology possibly even containing elements of Nazism.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. Location shooting took place around Mont Blanc in the French Alps.