Alpen Movies

1943
Climbing
Climbing
01943HD
Documentary film of the Swiss newsreel about climbing in the Kreuzbergen. The film was produced in August 1943 by the Zurich company Gloria Film AG....
1937
Mountaineers in the Allgäu Alps
Mountaineers in the Allgäu Alps
01937HD
A rock climbing in the Bavarian Allgäu Alps in Germany. The camera follows two mountaineers on a climb. We see all stages of the ascent, from...
1918
The Pilatus Railway
The Pilatus Railway
01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1901
Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace
Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace
01901HD
1901 film of the Mer de Glace, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1927
A la conquête des cimes - Pathe Baby
A la conquête des cimes - Pathe Baby
01927HD
A short version of the film 'A la conquête des cimes' by René Moreau released for the domestic market in two Pathe Baby big reels. In...
1924
An Alpine Ride Up the Strasserhorn
An Alpine Ride Up the Strasserhorn
01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1901
Eagleswing Panorama of Grindelwald
Eagleswing Panorama of Grindelwald
01901HD
1901. Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1907
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway
01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1907
The Tyrol: Austrian Alps
The Tyrol: Austrian Alps
01907HD
Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1902
Ascent and Descent of the Aiguilles
Ascent and Descent of the Aiguilles
01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1945
Ice Climbing
Ice Climbing
01945HD
Klettern im Eis is an instructional documentary about ice climbing produced in 1945 by filmaker and producer Theo von Hörmann, producer of the...
1923
Die Besteigung des Großvenedigers von Krimml aus
Die Besteigung des Großvenedigers von Krimml aus
01923HD
A group of mountaineers ascend the Grossvenediger in the Austrian Tyrol in winter. The group starts from the Krimmler waterfalls and the Warnsdorfer...
1922
The ascent of Mont Pelvoux
The ascent of Mont Pelvoux
01922HD
"L'ascension du Mont Pelvoux" is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Pelvoux. It was directed by André Bayard in 1922 and...
1903
The Battle of the Snow
The Battle of the Snow
01903HD
A crowd of a hundred boys rushing the position of another crowd, storming their adversaries with volleys of snowballs, finally driving the enemy from...
1938
Bergeller Kletterbissen
Bergeller Kletterbissen
01938HD
Three rock climbing ascents in Val Bregaglia, Italy by Karl Freimann and Philipp Wieland, who made the first ascent of Fiamma in 1936. The film...
1944
Crossing of the Piz Bernina
Crossing of the Piz Bernina
01944HD
The film shows a winter crossing attempt of the Bernina ridge by a team of Swiss military in a reconnaissance tour in April 1939. The commanders...
1903
Fun on the Skating Rink
Fun on the Skating Rink
01903HD
1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1927
An Alpinist’s Equipment
An Alpinist’s Equipment
01927HD
Taking footage from the film 'A la conquete des cimes', this instructional film distributed for the home market as a Pathe Baby film in two reels,...
1924
Sur les glaciers bleus
Sur les glaciers bleus
01924HD
A rope of two mountaineers surveys the Argentière glacier making their way through crevasses and seracs. A film by René Moreau,...
1939
Fiamme Verdi
Fiamme Verdi
01939HD
The film shows training maneuvers by the 'Fiamme Verdi' (Green Flames) brigade, instructed by the mountaineering military school of Aosta. The...