
Eiffel's Race to the Top
2023 · Movie · 54 min · ★ 7.3
Find out about the race to build Paris’ most famous landmark when two men vied to be the first to build a monument 1,000 feet tall. See how one man’s vision transformed the Paris skyline, making the Eiffel Tower a global icon. Dramatic recreations, official renderings and personal correspondence tell the story.
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Details
- Original title
- Eiffel, la guerre des tours
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2023-11-06
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 54 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (6 votes)
Themes
- paris, france
- competition
- architect
- universal exhibition
- engineering
- architecture
- tower
- mechanical engineering
- eiffel tower, paris
- skills challenge
- 19th century
- world's fair
Cast & crew

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
- LB
Luc-Emmanuel Betton
as Gustave Ferrié

Bruno Ricci
as Émile Trelat
Directed by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, Mathieu Schwartz