Alpes Movies
- 1942
White Wall
White Wall01942HD
Two climbers progress on an alpine glacier and reach the top of a mountain by climbing a long and steep slope of snow and ice. They also have to...
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- 1942
Rocciatori ed Aquile
Rocciatori ed Aquile01942HD
Presented as a kind of docu-fiction, the film shows training maneuvers by the young mountaineers of the Scuola Centrale Militare di Alpinismo...
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- 1920
The Jungfrau Railway
The Jungfrau Railway01920HD
Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1902
Crossing a Snow Bridge
Crossing a Snow Bridge01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1902
Ascent and Descent of the Aiguilles
Ascent and Descent of the Aiguilles01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 2004
Jean Claude Droyer, Unconditional Freedom
Jean Claude Droyer, Unconditional Freedom102004HD
Portrait of Jean-Claude Droyer, a famous French climber and mountain guide. He is known for having participated in the rise of free climbing in...
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- 1943
Climbing
Climbing01943HD
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....
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- 1901
Eagleswing Panorama of Grindelwald
Eagleswing Panorama of Grindelwald01901HD
1901. Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1927
An Alpinist’s Equipment
An Alpinist’s Equipment01927HD
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,...
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- 1944
Crossing of the Piz Bernina
Crossing of the Piz Bernina01944HD
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...
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- 1903
Tobogganing on the Cresta
Tobogganing on the Cresta01903HD
Much nerve is required by those who participate in this sport as some of the curves of the course are most acute and dangerous, especially at the...
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- 1901
Eagleswing Panorama of the Wetterhorn
Eagleswing Panorama of the Wetterhorn01901HD
1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1924
Sur les glaciers bleus
Sur les glaciers bleus01924HD
A rope of two mountaineers surveys the Argentière glacier making their way through crevasses and seracs. A film by René Moreau,...
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- 1915
Climbing the Jungfrau
Climbing the Jungfrau01915HD
Released in 1915, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1901
Swiss Cows Grazing on Alps
Swiss Cows Grazing on Alps01901HD
Released in 1901
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- 1903
The Battle of the Snow
The Battle of the Snow01903HD
A crowd of a hundred boys rushing the position of another crowd, storming their adversaries with volleys of snowballs, finally driving the enemy from...
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- 1902
The Ascent of Mont Blanc
The Ascent of Mont Blanc01902HD
A pioneering mountaineering film made by Frank Ormiston-Smith for the Warwick Trading Company in 1902. Ormiston-Smith himself led and filmed an...
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- 1945
Ice Climbing
Ice Climbing01945HD
Klettern im Eis is an instructional documentary about ice climbing produced in 1945 by filmaker and producer Theo von Hörmann, producer of the...
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- 1907
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1915
Scaling the Jungfrau
Scaling the Jungfrau01915HD
A record of the ascent of the Jungfrau by Frederick Burlingham accompanied by four mountain guides. The film starts with panoramics of the Eiger...
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