Before extreme sports went mainstream, this 1960s French show found real superheroes.
12 minSeason 10 • Episode 1
Latest"Les Coulisses De L'Exploit" was a French television program of sports information created by Jacques Goddet and Raymond Marcillac, and broadcast on RTF Television then on the first channel of the ORTF from December 13, 1961 to August 16, 1972. The principle of this program is to report on sports news but also to meet men and women performing exceptional feats. According to Raymond Marcillac: "Competitive sport is not our only field of action. It never has been. We want to discover beings whose life is enriching, exhilarating; men who have accomplished acts that can be offered to our admiration without reluctance."
Production
Pioneering remote broadcasts from Himalayas and polar ice.
Direction
Marcillac and Goddet invented the modern sports profile format.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired when France had only one television channel, making these athletes genuine national celebrities overnight.
Jacques Goddet simultaneously directed the Tour de France—his cycling connections likely secured unprecedented access to endurance sports worldwide.
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