Swiss Alps Movies
- 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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- 1904
Difficult Ascent of a Rock Peak
Difficult Ascent of a Rock Peak01904HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1962
His Best Friend
His Best Friend6.51962HD
The young engineer Peter and his best friend, the mountain guide Anderl, are passionate mountaineers. When Peter falls in love with Clarissa, 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
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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- 1924
Winter in the Engadine
Winter in the Engadine01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1983
The Right Way
The Right Way51983HD
A bear and a rat explore dark forests, treacherous ravines and snow-swept glaciers. With no real aim in mind, the bear and the rat bungle along in a...
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- 2024
Alpine Hotel at Christmas
Alpine Hotel at Christmas62024HD
Lap up the luxury and opulence of the festive season at Switzerland's Gstaad Palace hotel, as we discover one of the most exclusive hotels in the...
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- 2021
The Ghost of the Neolithic
The Ghost of the Neolithic6.82021HD
In summer 2003, when the heatwave hit in Europe, in Switzerland, the glacier below the Schnidejoch pass, released a mysterious object: a piece of a...
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- 1902
Fancy Skating on Bear Ice Rink
Fancy Skating on Bear Ice Rink01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1921
Explorations on the Great Gletsch Glacier
Explorations on the Great Gletsch Glacier01921HD
Released in April of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 2020
Piz Regolith
Piz Regolith62020HD
A postmodern Swiss-Tyrolean ensemble ventures into remote mountainous regions, embracing the sonorous variety of local vernaculars. A poetic road...
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- 1904
Snow Avalanche on the Schreckhorn
Snow Avalanche on the Schreckhorn01904HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1902
An Alpine Incident on the Great Schreckhorn
An Alpine Incident on the Great Schreckhorn01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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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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- 1918
The Pilatus Railway
The Pilatus Railway01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1924
Cloud Phenomena of Maloja
Cloud Phenomena of Maloja6.81924HD
The cloud phenomena of Maloja are so well-known that some of them have names, such as the Maloja snake, a cloud bank that winds its way through the...
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- 1947
Climbing the Matterhorn
Climbing the Matterhorn71947HD
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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- 1970
Ascent of the Matterhorn
Ascent of the Matterhorn01970HD
Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1902
Lady Skaters' Hockey Match on Bear Rink
Lady Skaters' Hockey Match on Bear Rink01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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