Alpes Movies
- 1921
The Stanserhorn Railway
The Stanserhorn Railway01921HD
Released in February of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1921
Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn
Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn01921HD
The ascent of the Zinalrothorn filmed by Frederick Burlingham in September 1916. Burlingham, known at the time as 'The man who kinematographed the...
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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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- 1926
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain6.51926HD
In the mountains, Diotima meets Karl and fall in love and have an affair. Karl's friend Vigo mistakenly believes she's in love with him, causing...
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- 1913
A Tragedy in the Alps
A Tragedy in the Alps01913HD
A rich Englishman arrives to Chamonix and finds accommodation in a hotel: here he realizes that he has been robbed along the way and that he no...
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- 1924
An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier
An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier01924HD
Exploration on the Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland. Starting from the station at Jungfraujoch we climb up toward the Glacier, which is 14 miles long and...
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- 1904
Switzerland Series
Switzerland Series01904HD
Distributed under the title of ‘Switzerland’ or ‘Playground of Europe’, the film consists of a collection of scenes filmed in...
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- 1920
The Jungfrau Railway
The Jungfrau Railway01920HD
Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1966
The Conqueror Of The Useless
The Conqueror Of The Useless9.51966HD
Biography of ski instructor, mountain guide, mountaineer and filmmaker-lecturer Lionel Terray. Film-portrait of an emblematic figure of French...
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- 1918
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp01918HD
...where the whole expedition, by the breaking of an ice cornice on the summit, escaped death by a hair's breadth. The miraculous escape is recorded...
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- 1903
Cervino 1901
Cervino 1901101903HD
On September 28th, 1903, the Urban Mountaineering Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, left Zermatt to attempt the conquest of the Matterhorn....
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- 2007
La Voie Terray
La Voie Terray102007HD
Terray. This name sounds like a challenge and evokes deep respect in the memory of every mountaineer. For all, Lionel Terray remains forever the...
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- 1913
The Ascent of the Matterhorn
The Ascent of the Matterhorn01913HD
The ascent of the Matterhorn by the Hornli Ridge, filmed in July 1913 by Frederick Burlingham. The team, composed of Burlingham and four mountain...
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- 1918
Scrambles in the High Alps
Scrambles in the High Alps01918HD
Documentary on mountain climbing in the Swiss and Italian Alps.
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- 1903
Hockey on Skates
Hockey on Skates01903HD
A game of ice-hockey in progress in the Alps.
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- 1921
Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc
Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc01921HD
Released in May of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1923
Wonder Spa of the Alps
Wonder Spa of the Alps01923HD
1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1953
Des Hommes Et Des Montagnes
Des Hommes Et Des Montagnes101953HD
History, advice and demonstrations of mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif by the renowned guides of the National School of Ski and Mountaineering...
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- 1927
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats91927HD
The tourists set off for the Mountains of the Alpes Maritimes, visit the medieval hilltop of Tourette, and play in the snow.
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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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