Alpes Movies

1903
Bobsleighing in the Alps
Bobsleighing in the Alps
01903HD
The first section shows the "crew" bestriding the bob-sledge and starting same down bill. The second section includes pictures of many sledge...
1940
Vers les Cimes
Vers les Cimes
01940HD
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...
1920
Comment on gravit les pentes des montagnes
Comment on gravit les pentes des montagnes
01920HD
Demonstrations of methods that can be employed to scale to great heights. A Pathe Baby film showing footage from different films of the Pathe...
1903
The Wintry Alps
The Wintry Alps
01903HD
Scenes from a series filmed for Charles Urban by mountain expert Frank Ormiston-Smith, including The Battle of the Snow, Ski Jumping in the Alps, and...
1936
The Eiger North Face
The Eiger North Face
01936HD
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,...
1901
Eagleswing Panorama of Grindelwald
Eagleswing Panorama of Grindelwald
01901HD
1901. Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1970
Scalatori del C.A.I. alle prese colle Dolomiti
Scalatori del C.A.I. alle prese colle Dolomiti
01970HD
Excursion from the Catinaccio group, across the Alpe di Siusi, to the Sassolungo and to the Sella group. The Dolomites, less impressive in appearance...
1939
With a Company on Piz Palü
With a Company on Piz Palü
01939HD
"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...
1970
Ascent of the Matterhorn
Ascent of the Matterhorn
01970HD
Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1902
Panorama of the Range of the Alps
Panorama of the Range of the Alps
01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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....
1903
Fun on the Skating Rink
Fun on the Skating Rink
01903HD
1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1902
Accident on the Great Schreckhorn
Accident on the Great Schreckhorn
01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1902
Fancy Skating on Bear Ice Rink
Fancy Skating on Bear Ice Rink
01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1905
Surmounting the Summit of Finsteraarjoch
Surmounting the Summit of Finsteraarjoch
01905HD
1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1917
Beim Johannesfall in den Radstädter Tauern
Beim Johannesfall in den Radstädter Tauern
01917HD
At the heart of the eastern Alps, in the Niedere Tauern massif that rises in the Austrian state of Salzburg, soldiers undertake the tortuous ascent...
1902
The Ascent of Mont Blanc
The Ascent of Mont Blanc
01902HD
A pioneering mountaineering film made by Frank Ormiston-Smith for the Warwick Trading Company in 1902. Ormiston-Smith himself led and filmed an...
1907
Motoring Over the Alps
Motoring Over the Alps
01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1900
Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent
Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent
01900HD
Four roped men jump a crevasse and ascend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace using long ice axes. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes that...
1901
Eagleswing Panorama of the Wetterhorn
Eagleswing Panorama of the Wetterhorn
01901HD
1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith