Short Documentary Movies
- 1903
Trip Around Lake of the Four Cantons
Trip Around Lake of the Four Cantons01903HD
1. Lake steamer leaving Lucerne. 2. Panorama of Lucerne Lake front. 3. The picturesque Village Weggis. 4. The oldest Chalet at Trieb. 5. Brunnen -...
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- 1921
The Italian Lakes
The Italian Lakes01921HD
Released in June of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1942
Snowed-In at Camp IV
Snowed-In at Camp IV01942HD
Record of the 1938 German expedition to Nanga Parbat. In June 1938, the vanguard of the German expedition to the Himalayas, after many laborious...
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- 1920
In the Shadow of Assiniboine
In the Shadow of Assiniboine01920HD
A climbing expedition by a mountain guide and a woman to the summit of Mount Wedgwood, on a training climb in preparation for an attempt to scale...
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- 1947
À l'Assaut de la Tour Eiffel
À l'Assaut de la Tour Eiffel101947HD
Four experienced mountaineers climb the three floors of the Eiffel Tower through the pillars of the building. A police officer, overwhelmed by the...
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- 1935
White Marathon
White Marathon101935HD
Documentary on one of the first editions of the Trofeo Mezzalama, the highest ski mountaineering race in Europe, at more than 4,200 meters above sea...
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- 1930
Z Tatr
Z Tatr01930HD
Released in 1930. Direction, production, writing & cinematography by Adam Krzeptowski
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- 1920
The Jungfrau Railway
The Jungfrau Railway01920HD
Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1897
Passage dangereux au Mont-Blanc
Passage dangereux au Mont-Blanc01897HD
1897, directed by Georges Melies.
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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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- 1903
Panorama of Kandersteg
Panorama of Kandersteg01903HD
Kandersteg, the highest mountain village on the Gemmi route is a delightful spot and the center of fine excursions in the mountain regions of the...
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- 1917
Beautiful Banff
Beautiful Banff01917HD
...From its terrace one gets a magnificent view down the Valley of the Bow River. The natural bathtub at the Hot Springs, the Government pool, free...
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- 1919
Down the Strand in London
Down the Strand in London01919HD
1919, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1937
L'Aspra Meta
L'Aspra Meta01937HD
The ascent of the spectacular needle Guglia Rudatis (2.202 meters), in the Italian Dolomites by a group of rock climbers. A group of six men leave a...
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- 1947
La Meije
La Meije01947HD
La Meije is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in La Meije. It was directed by Alain Pol in 1947 and produced by Toni-Films.
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- 1924
Paradising on the Italian Lakes
Paradising on the Italian Lakes01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1938
Three on a Rope
Three on a Rope7.51938HD
This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...
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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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- 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
Circular Panorama of Bear Rink
Circular Panorama of Bear Rink01903HD
1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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