Alpi Movies

1935
Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno
Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno
01935HD
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...
1918
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp
01918HD
...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...
1900
Chamonix: the Mer de Glace. Descent.
Chamonix: the Mer de Glace. Descent.
31900HD
Four roped men descend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace. One of them falls and has to be hoisted. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes...
1897
Passage dangereux au Mont-Blanc
Passage dangereux au Mont-Blanc
01897HD
1897, directed by Georges Melies.
1901
Ascent of the Jungfrau
Ascent of the Jungfrau
01901HD
"A series of films taken during a difficult and dangerous ascent of the Jungfrau;, showing views of the climbers at an height of over 13,000 feet....
1923
Wonder Spa of the Alps
Wonder Spa of the Alps
01923HD
1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1918
The Pilatus Railway
The Pilatus Railway
01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1924
An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier
An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier
01924HD
Exploration on the Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland. Starting from the station at Jungfraujoch we climb up toward the Glacier, which is 14 miles long and...
1902
The Ascent of Mont Blanc
The Ascent of Mont Blanc
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A pioneering mountaineering film made by Frank Ormiston-Smith for the Warwick Trading Company in 1902. Ormiston-Smith himself led and filmed an...
1913
A Tragedy in the Alps
A Tragedy in the Alps
01913HD
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...
1907
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway
01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1922
À l'assaut des Alpes avec le ski
À l'assaut des Alpes avec le ski
01922HD
Released in 1922.
1921
The Stanserhorn Railway
The Stanserhorn Railway
01921HD
Released in February of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1902
Climber and Guides Camping Out
Climber and Guides Camping Out
01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1921
Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn
Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn
01921HD
The ascent of the Zinalrothorn filmed by Frederick Burlingham in September 1916. Burlingham, known at the time as 'The man who kinematographed the...
1906
Ascent and Descent of the Dolomite Towers
Ascent and Descent of the Dolomite Towers
01906HD
Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, filmed in 1906 the ascent to several towers in the Cinque Torri area in...
1916
Alpine Vistas from the Zugspitze
Alpine Vistas from the Zugspitze
01916HD
Austria and the Alps is the title of a 18 minutes travelogue by Burton Holmes produced to be distributed by the Paramount. The travelogue consisted...
1934
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,...
1900
Chamonix - Montée à travers les Glaciers
Chamonix - Montée à travers les Glaciers
01900HD
Four men walk accross the upper part of the Mer de Glace Glacier. All they walk unroped and using ice axes as a cane. The shot belongs to a...
1907
The Tyrol: Railway Trip in the Tyrol
The Tyrol: Railway Trip in the Tyrol
01907HD
Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.