Short Documentary Movies

  • 1944
    Autour d'un film de montagne

    Autour d'un film de montagne

    Autour d'un film de montagne

    101944HD

    Making of the cinematographic shooting of "Premier de cordée" directed by Louis Daquin in the Mont-Blanc massif. In 1943. Alain Pol films the...

    Autour d'un film de montagne
  • 1946
    Unusual Occupations L-5-4

    Unusual Occupations L-5-4

    Unusual Occupations L-5-4

    01946HD

    An orange grower has a private observatory for comet hunting; Canadian mountaineer trains children; one man makes cactus furniture, another agate...

    Unusual Occupations L-5-4
  • 1935
    High Hazard

    High Hazard

    High Hazard

    01935HD

    Britain's first complete rock climbing film, by Stanley Watson. A film about climbing in the Lakes. Norah Johnstone, a teacher at Keswick Grammar...

    High Hazard
  • 1938
    Three on a Rope

    Three on a Rope

    Three on a Rope

    7.51938HD

    This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

    Three on a Rope
  • 1924
    Down the Crater of Vesuvius

    Down the Crater of Vesuvius

    Down the Crater of Vesuvius

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Down the Crater of Vesuvius
  • 1918
    Lovely Lucerne

    Lovely Lucerne

    Lovely Lucerne

    01918HD

    1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Lovely Lucerne
  • 1947
    Flammes De Pierres

    Flammes De Pierres

    Flammes De Pierres

    101947HD

    "Flammes de Pierre" is the first documentary made by Gaston Rébuffat himself in 1947. It depicts Rébuffat in full ascent of the Flammes...

    Flammes De Pierres
  • 1913
    Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius

    Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius

    Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius

    01913HD

    Frederick Burlingham visits Vesuvius and climbs down into the crater accompanied by two Italian guides. Contains some nice actuality of Pompeii and...

    Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius
  • 1924
    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks
  • 1924
    Mont Blanc

    Mont Blanc

    Mont Blanc

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Mont Blanc
  • 1942
    Le trone des dieux survolé

    Le trone des dieux survolé

    Le trone des dieux survolé

    01942HD

    Short version of the film 'Eingeschneit in Lager IV', released for the home market. The film shows images of the 1938 German expedition to Nanga...

    Le trone des dieux survolé
  • 1921
    Wildest Wales

    Wildest Wales

    Wildest Wales

    01921HD

    Released in January of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Wildest Wales
  • 1930
    Z Tatr

    Z Tatr

    Z Tatr

    01930HD

    Released in 1930. Direction, production, writing & cinematography by Adam Krzeptowski

    Z Tatr
  • 1904
    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    01904HD

    1. Panoramic View from the Acropolis. A fine view of modern Athens. 2. Mar's Hill. Probable site of St. Paul preaching to the Athenians. 3. A View of...

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis
  • 2026
    Tails of the Himalayas...of Dogs & Devotees

    Tails of the Himalayas...of Dogs & Devotees

    Tails of the Himalayas...of Dogs & Devotees

    02026HD

    In a country where over 60 million street dogs roam, often ignored, abused, and abandoned, hope emerges in Dharamshala, a small town nestled among...

    Tails of the Himalayas...of Dogs & Devotees
  • 1924
    Cataracting Around Niagara

    Cataracting Around Niagara

    Cataracting Around Niagara

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Cataracting Around Niagara
  • 1924
    The Island of Surprise

    The Island of Surprise

    The Island of Surprise

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    The Island of Surprise
  • 1917
    The Snows of Many Years

    The Snows of Many Years

    The Snows of Many Years

    21917HD

    Known also as 'The Crystal Ascension', the film chronicles an exploration of Mount Hood and its glaciers by a mountain-climbing party who explore the...

    The Snows of Many Years
  • 1923
    Wonder Spa of the Alps

    Wonder Spa of the Alps

    Wonder Spa of the Alps

    01923HD

    1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Wonder Spa of the Alps
  • 1934
    The Aiguille Verte

    The Aiguille Verte

    The Aiguille Verte

    01934HD

    The ascent of the Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc Massif by the ridge of the Moine. Two climbers, the mountain, and the rope. No plot, no tragedy,...

    The Aiguille Verte