
Released
“La Valanga Azzurra” traces the unparalleled journey of the Italian national alpine skiing team of the 1970s, led by the legendary coach Mario Cotelli and spearheaded by champions like Gustav Thöni and Piero Gros. Through victories that rewrote the history of Italian sports, such as the conquest of five World Cups and numerous medals across the Olympics and World Championships, the documentary celebrates internal rivalries, contrasting personalities, and the sacrifices that made this team invincible. The previously unseen testimonies of the protagonists, intertwined with the narration of Giovanni Veronesi, who, in this context, reveals his past as an aspiring champion, bring to life the unique saga of a sporting cyclone, from its glorious beginnings to its inevitable decline.
Casts

Gustav Thöni
Self

Piero Gros
Self

Paolo De Chiesa
Self

Ingemar Stenmark
Self
Crews

Giovanni Veronesi
Director
Dimitri Chechi
Director of Photography
Riccardo Giannetti
Editor

Domenico Procacci
Producer

Sandro Veronesi
Writer
Lorenzo Fabiano
Writer

Domenico Procacci
Writer

Giovanni Veronesi
Writer
Felix Rier
Sound
Alessandro Checcacci
Sound Mix Technician
Gianluca Carbonelli
Sound Editor
Nicola Deorsola
First Assistant Director

Laura Paolucci
Producer
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