Eiffel's Race to the Top

The story

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.

Cast

M Marc CittiGustave Eiffel F François RabetteJules Bourdais L Léa SchwartzClaire Eiffel R Régis RoyerCharles Garnier É Étienne LaunayMaurice Koechlin É Édouard MichelonÉmile Nouguier R Romans Suarez-PazosÉdouard Lockroy C Cédric ZimmerlinAmédée Sébillot L Luc-Emmanuel BettonGustave Ferrié B Bruno RicciÉmile Trelat C Christophe ReymondJean-Louis Pascal L Laurent LafumaJoseph-Antoine Bouvard

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G Gabriel ArbessierBourdais' assistant T Thomas Ailhaud D Daniel Dargau N Nicolas de Lavergne B Benoît Schwartz M Maxime Terlin C Chloé RéjonNarrator (voice)