André Payraud, le nageur de l'impossible

André Payraud, le nageur de l'impossible (1999)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1999-01-01
  • User Rating: 10/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 59min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: Gemka Productions
  • Production Country: France
  • Director: Charles Egory
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Summary

André Payraud, born in 1948 in Passy, ​​Haute-Savoie, nicknamed "the swimmer of the impossible," is a major figure in French whitewater swimming, known by the nickname "Dédé the Carpet." He is renowned for his daring descents of large mountain rivers and for having helped popularize the sport from the 1980s onward. His achievements include swimming down the Mont Blanc torrent in 1980, the first in a long series of filmed feats: swimming Everest in 1982; the Ganges in 1985; the Colorado; Annapurna; the Jordan River—no river can stop Dédé in his quest for adventure. For his whitewater exploits, André Payraud was made a Knight of the National Order of Merit and received the Silver Medal for Youth and Sports. Alongside his exploits around the world, Dédé set up the first rafting company in Haute-Savoie in 1982, in Domancy, Session Raft, Aventures Payraud mont-Blanc..

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  • André Payraud

    as Self
Directing Charles Egory Director
Crew Armand Rouleau Cinematography
Sound Gilles Coutable Sound
Editing Denis Steinberg Editor
Crew Guy Prouin Cinematography
Crew Pierre Beccu Cinematography
Crew André Payraud Cinematography
Crew Olivier Constantin Cinematography
Crew Didier Lafond Cinematography

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