Swiss Alps Movies
- 1940
Ascent to the Bernina Massif
Ascent to the Bernina Massif01940HD
"An early color film presented as 'Ascent to the Bernina Massif'. Two mountaineers break from the Forno hut and first climb the Punta Rasica and then...
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- 1901
Climbing the Wetterhorn
Climbing the Wetterhorn01901HD
Released in 1901
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- 1941
Of Snow, Soldiers and Avalanches
Of Snow, Soldiers and Avalanches01941HD
A winter ascent of Piz Bernina by Swiss mountain soldiers under the command of Major Charles Golay. The film also shows images of avalanche research,...
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- 1905
Great Alpine Fete
Great Alpine Fete01905HD
To commemorate the Anniversary of the Unspunnen Fete of 1815, held at Unspunnen, near Interlaken. Order of the Procession : 1-Twenty-two girls in...
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- 1903
Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer
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A curious incident which happens in early summer when the cattle are taken to the high pastures for three months.
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- 1912
The Ascent of the Matterhorn
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Documentary featuring the ascent of the Matterhorn (Cervino) completed in 1911 by Mario Piacenza along the guides of Valtournenche Joseph Gaspard and...
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- 1922
The Matterhorn Cross
The Matterhorn Cross01922HD
Jean-Joseph Ginetta, famous mountain guide, accompanies the Englishman Wattson, whom he has known for some time, to the Breithorn. In the ascent, the...
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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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- 1939
With a Company on Piz Palü
With a Company on Piz Palü01939HD
"A 'Full-day exercise in the Bernina area' by mountain soldiers under the command of Major Charles Golay. At two o'clock, 130 men broke up in...
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- 1936
The Eiger North Face
The Eiger North Face01936HD
Die Eiger-Nordwand is a documentary about alpinism that takes place on the Eiger. It was directed by Max Herrmann in 1936. It features Fritz Steuri,...
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- 1905
Mount Pilatus Railway
Mount Pilatus Railway01905HD
Showing eight views of the most difficult portions of the railway, including the steepest gradients, practically, hanging on to the sides of the...
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- 1903
Jungfrau Electric Railway
Jungfrau Electric Railway01903HD
The train leaving the Schiedegg station and entering the Eiger tunnel en route for the station Eigerwand.
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- 1919
Felsen, Firn und Gletscher
Felsen, Firn und Gletscher01919HD
A mountaineering tour on a glacier in the Alps. The film follows a group of mountaineers as they leave the hostel. Then they climb up fixed ladders...
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- 2019
Tandems
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- 1938
I Denti della Vecchia
I Denti della Vecchia01938HD
An old film about the mountains of I Denti della Vecchia, a mountain group in the Lugano Pre-Alps, between Switzerland (Val Colla) and Italy...
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- 1940
Vers les Cimes
Vers les Cimes01940HD
Vers les Cimes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in the Bernese Alps. It was directed by Charles-Georges Duvanel in 1940 and produced...
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- 1970
Ascending the Guggi Glacier
Ascending the Guggi Glacier01970HD
Released in 1901
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- 1992
Wohlstandskühe
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The peak of prosperity a short animation by Claudius Gentinetta
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