Altitude 3.200

May 15 1939 Approved 1h 31m
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

"Altitude 3.200" asks the question and provides the premise of what would happen if a group of young people----poor, rich, discontented, bored--- were given an idyllic community in which to live. Call it a colony. Call it a village. Call it one-world. Mainly call it a futile exercise in changing human nature, mores, culture and attitudes at any altitude. For t'ain't no time before clashing personalities, petty jealousy, violence and---that old demon---love create havoc. And isn't much longer before they become re-united in the face of an avalanche that threatens to destroy them. They all return to whence they came, sadder and wiser.

Plot

"Altitude 3,200" (aka "Youth in Revolt") asks the question and provides the premise of what would happen if a group of young people----poor, rich, discontented, bored--- were given an idyllic community in which to live. Call it a colony. Call it a village. Call it one-world. Mainly call it a futile exercise in changing human nature, mores, culture and attitudes at any altitude. For t'ain't no time before clashing personalities, petty jealousy, violence and---that old demon---love create havoc. And isn't much longer before they become re-united in the face of an avalanche that threatens to destroy them. They all return to whence they came, sadder and wiser.

Written by

Julien Luchaire

Directed by

Jean Benoît-Lévy, Marie Epstein

Cast

Jean-Louis Barrault, Fabien Loris, Fernand Ledoux

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Transcontinental Films

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
30
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA