Eiffel's Race to the Top
06/11/2023
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.
Movie Information
Marc Citti
as Gustave Eiffel
François Rabette
as Jules Bourdais
Léa Schwartz
as Claire Eiffel
Régis Royer
as Charles Garnier
Étienne Launay
as Maurice Koechlin
Édouard Michelon
as Émile Nouguier
Romans Suarez-Pazos
as Édouard Lockroy
Cédric Zimmerlin
as Amédée Sébillot
Luc-Emmanuel Betton
as Gustave Ferrié
Bruno Ricci
as Émile Trelat
Christophe Reymond
as Jean-Louis Pascal
Laurent Lafuma
as Joseph-Antoine Bouvard
Gabriel Arbessier
as Bourdais' assistant
Thomas Ailhaud
as
Daniel Dargau
as
Nicolas de Lavergne
as
Benoît Schwartz
as
Maxime Terlin
as
Chloé Réjon
as Narrator (voice)
