Eiffel's Race to the Top

Nov 6, 2023

★ 7.3

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

ZED

ARTE

Cinémage 17

The WNET Group

FTV Prima

Movistar Plus+

TV5 Monde

RTBF

TV5 Québec Canada

Musée d'Orsay

Eiffel's Race to the Top Trailers

Cast

Gustave Eiffel

Marc Citti

Jules Bourdais

François Rabette

Claire Eiffel

Léa Schwartz

Charles Garnier

Régis Royer

Maurice Koechlin

Étienne Launay

Émile Nouguier

Édouard Michelon

Édouard Lockroy

Romans Suarez-Pazos

Amédée Sébillot

Cédric Zimmerlin

Gustave Ferrié

Luc-Emmanuel Betton

Émile Trelat

Bruno Ricci

Jean-Louis Pascal

Christophe Reymond

Joseph-Antoine Bouvard

Laurent Lafuma

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