Eiffel's Race to the Top
2023•55m•7.4•Released
DocumentaryHistory
Behind the iconic Eiffel Tower lies the story of an incredible challenge to erect a thousand-foot tower that went far beyond a design competition, and marked a major turning point in engineering history. It was the beginning of radical transformation where iron was pitted against stone, engineering against architecture, and modern design against ancients. Press campaigns, lobbying, public conferences, denigration of opposing projects, bragging about big names - all participants engaged in a fierce battle without concession. Using 3D recreations, official sources (reports, letters, drawings...) and intimate archives obtained from their descendants, this film will bring to life this vertical race through a fresh and visual way to mark the centenary of Eiffel death.
Director
Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
Writer
Mathieu Schwartz, Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
Languages
French
Studio
ZED
Cast
Marc Citti
Gustave Eiffel
François Rabette
Jules Bourdais
Léa Schwartz
Claire Eiffel
Régis Royer
Charles Garnier
Étienne Launay
Maurice Koechlin
Édouard Michelon
Émile Nouguier
Romans Suarez-Pazos
Édouard Lockroy
Cédric Zimmerlin
Amédée Sébillot
Luc-Emmanuel Betton
Gustave Ferrié
Bruno Ricci
Émile Trelat
Christophe Reymond
Jean-Louis Pascal
Laurent Lafuma
Joseph-Antoine Bouvard
Gabriel Arbessier
Bourdais' assistant
Thomas Ailhaud
Daniel Dargau
Production
Company
ZED
Company
ARTE
Company
The WNET Group
Producer
Gaëlle Guyader
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