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Le Grand Désert

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In 1950, the explorer Roger Frison-Roche made a crossing of more than a thousand kilometers on the back of a camel with the photographer Georges Tairraz II, in the heart of the Sahara, from Hoggar then Djanet in Algeria to Ghat in Libya. From their journey they brought back a large number of color films and documents. Among thousands of photos, they selected 47 images which reflect the various aspects of these immense spaces which occupy a third of Africa in the book "The Great Desert". “The Great Desert, 1000 kilometers on camelback” is the eponymous 85-minute documentary of this epic, released in 1950.

Directed byGeorges Tairraz II, Roger Frison-Roche

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Language
FR
Released
December 1, 1950

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Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring
Roger Frison-Roche

Roger Frison-Roche

Self

Georges Tairraz II

Georges Tairraz II

Self

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Directed by
Georges Tairraz II
Georges Tairraz II
Roger Frison-Roche
Roger Frison-Roche
Written by
Roger Frison-Roche
Roger Frison-Roche

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