Alpen Movies
- 1902
Ascending a Rock Chimney
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A thrilling incident showing a climber ascending a cleft or chimney by hanging on with his finger tips and pushing his back and knees into opposite...
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- 1907
The Ascent of Mont Blanc
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Joseph Vallot and his team of guides and porters climb Mont Blanc in 1906. Their ascent will take three days. They spent their nights at the Grands...
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- 1902
Ice Work on the Glacier des Bossons
Ice Work on the Glacier des Bossons01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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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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- 1943
Mountain Guide Lorenz
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Stephan, the son of an old-school mountain guide, is seduced by a city beauty. He leaves his mother, siblings, and girlfriend and travels to Zurich....
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- 1903
Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer
Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer01903HD
A curious incident which happens in early summer when the cattle are taken to the high pastures for three months.
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- 1947
Ascent of the Fiamma
Ascent of the Fiamma01947HD
The climbing of the Fiamma, the famous rock needle in the Bergell, with minimal equipment and technique. A must for lovers of mountain sports. A...
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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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- 1935
Rêve éternel
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The legend says that the summit of Mont Blanc is covered in gold. This ancestral belief has obsessed Jacques Balmat, a mountain guide, from his...
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- 1947
Climbing the Matterhorn
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Starting from the Swiss village of Zermatt, two people and a guide make a perilous ascent of the Matterhorn. Local villagers mount a torchlight...
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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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- 1922
À l'assaut des Alpes avec le ski
À l'assaut des Alpes avec le ski01922HD
Released in 1922.
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- 1943
Alpine Refuges
Alpine Refuges01943HD
Documentary on alpine refuges and the life of mountaineers. The film begins with images recreating vintage mountain climbers that end up spending a...
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- 1903
Panoramic View of the Eiger
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1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1939
Fiamme Verdi
Fiamme Verdi01939HD
The film shows training maneuvers by the 'Fiamme Verdi' (Green Flames) brigade, instructed by the mountaineering military school of Aosta. The...
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- 1922
In Winter on the Grossglockner
In Winter on the Grossglockner01922HD
Released in 1922.
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- 1935
Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno
Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno01935HD
This short film shows an alpine march of the young fascists of the federal command of Belluno to the Mario Vazzoler refuge. From there, a group of...
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- 1901
Eagleswing Panorama of Grindelwald
Eagleswing Panorama of Grindelwald01901HD
1901. Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1903
Circular Panorama of Bear Rink
Circular Panorama of Bear Rink01903HD
1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1927
The Great Leap
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A young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains.
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