Jean Afanassieff

Jean Afanassieff

Directing

Birthday

1953/02/17

Day of death

2015/01/10 (61 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Also know as

Жан Афанасьев

Biography

Jean Afanassieff, born February 17, 1953 born in Paris and died in the same city on January 10, 2015, is a French mountaineer and director of Russian origin, considered one of the best climbers of his generation. On October 15, 1978, he was one of the first French people to reach the summit of Everest, with Pierre Mazeaud and Nicolas Jaeger Accompanied by the Austrian Kurt Diemberger, altitude cameraman. Grandson of the Russian emigration of 1917, having fled Crimea, son of Igor Afanassieff eng...Read more

Acting
Quand Les Alpinistes Font Leur Cinéma
10.0

(2000) When the Mountaineers Make Their Cinema

as Self

Everest 78, ou les Français sur le toit du monde
10.0

(1978) Everest 78, or the French on top of the world

as Self

Faces Nord
10.0

(1987) Faces Nord

as Self

Eric Escoffier, la Fureur de Vivre
10.0

(2019) Eric Escoffier, la Fureur de Vivre

as Self

Mort d'Un Guide
8.5

(1975) Death of a Guide

as Guide de Haute-Montagne