Denis Ducroz

Denis Ducroz

Directing 1949-04-01 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France

Denis Ducroz, born in 1949, is a French Chamonix-based mountain guide, filmmaker, director, and writer. He has established himself as one of the most active filmmakers in the field of high mountain and expeditions, both as a cameraman and director, collaborating on numerous films dedicated to the mountain world. His audiovisual output has expanded over time to include social, economic, environmental, and cultural themes, while remaining focused on the world's mountains and their populations. Among the most notable is "Les inconnus du Mont-Blanc" (1986), a film that recreates the first ascent of Mont Blanc by Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard, immersing the viewer in the minds of the mountaineering pioneers. He also directed "Le Refuge des Cosmiques" (1991), a documentary produced as part of the "Montagne" collection for France 3 Grenoble, which traces the history and reconstruction of the Cosmiques refuge at the Col du Midi, on the Mont Blanc massif. He says: "Television allowed me to travel extensively and to decipher something other than the Vallot guide. I read, from the authoritative pens of a mountaineer and a sociologist, that mountain cinema didn't exist because filmmakers knew nothing about the mountains and mountaineers were barely capable of skewering their exploits. Double praise." In his sixties, Denis Ducroz turned to writing novels, publishing in 2016 N’approchez Pas De L’Île Dawson, a story inspired by an expedition to Patagonia, which earned him the 2017 Henri Queffélec Prize awarded by the Livre & Mer festival in Concarneau. He continued his literary work with Le Pont De Neige (2018) and a biography of the famous mountaineer Valery Babanov (2023). His career demonstrates a deep passion for the mountains, which he explores through adventure, images, and writing.

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2015 Stunt Double
2012 Cinematography
2003 Self
2002 Director
2002 Cinematography
2002 Technical Advisor
1999 Le guide sourd
1999 Security Coordinator
1993 Cinematography
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1988 Paul
1988 Cinematography
1988 Director
1988 Cinematography
1987 Cinematography
1987 Cinematography
1986 Director
1986 Director
1986 Cinematography
1986 Writer
1983 Self - Mountain Guide & Filmaker
1983 Director
1983 Cinematography
1981 Director
1981 Writer
1981 Cinematography
1980 Director
1980 Cinematography
1980 Writer
1977 Director
1977 Writer
1977 Cinematography