Alpen Movies

  • 1924
    Winter in the Engadine

    Winter in the Engadine

    Winter in the Engadine

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Winter in the Engadine
  • 1902
    Crossing a Snow Bridge

    Crossing a Snow Bridge

    Crossing a Snow Bridge

    01902HD

    1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Crossing a Snow Bridge
  • 1942
    Piccoli Alpini

    Piccoli Alpini

    Piccoli Alpini

    01942HD

    The film is a kind of docu-fiction about a boy who enrolls in a battalion of young mountain troops. The film follows his daily life in the military...

    Piccoli Alpini
  • 1918
    Scrambles in the High Alps

    Scrambles in the High Alps

    Scrambles in the High Alps

    01918HD

    Documentary on mountain climbing in the Swiss and Italian Alps.

    Scrambles in the High Alps
  • 1927
    The Great Leap

    The Great Leap

    The Great Leap

    5.11927HD

    A young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains.

    The Great Leap
  • 1942
    Rocciatori ed Aquile

    Rocciatori ed Aquile

    Rocciatori ed Aquile

    01942HD

    Presented as a kind of docu-fiction, the film shows training maneuvers by the young mountaineers of the Scuola Centrale Militare di Alpinismo...

    Rocciatori ed Aquile
  • 1931
    The Burning Mountains

    The Burning Mountains

    The Burning Mountains

    101931HD

    Shortly before the First World War, an Italian and an Austrian mountain guides take part in a mountaineering expedition together. Not long afterwards...

    The Burning Mountains
  • 1905
    The Dangers of the Alps

    The Dangers of the Alps

    The Dangers of the Alps

    01905HD

    The ascent of the Wetterhorn by Frank Ormiston-Smith accompanied by the guide Christian Bergener, Rev. H. J. Heard, Mr. E Burchell-Rodway from the...

    The Dangers of the Alps
  • 1903
    Bobsleighing in the Alps

    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...

    Bobsleighing in the Alps
  • 1906
    The American Tourist on the Alps

    The American Tourist on the Alps

    The American Tourist on the Alps

    01906HD

    Showing lady and gentleman climbers with guides negotiating difficult situations until finally their progress is stopped by a cow in their path which...

    The American Tourist on the Alps
  • 1905
    Mountain Torrent in the Tyrol

    Mountain Torrent in the Tyrol

    Mountain Torrent in the Tyrol

    01905HD

    Also showing Cortina mountain and general surroundings.

    Mountain Torrent in the Tyrol
  • 1924
    From Montreux to the Bernese Alps

    From Montreux to the Bernese Alps

    From Montreux to the Bernese Alps

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    From Montreux to the Bernese Alps
  • 1902
    Fancy Skating on Bear Ice Rink

    Fancy Skating on Bear Ice Rink

    Fancy Skating on Bear Ice Rink

    01902HD

    1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Fancy Skating on Bear Ice Rink
  • 1901
    Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace

    Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace

    Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace

    01901HD

    1901 film of the Mer de Glace, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace
  • 1920
    The Jungfrau Railway

    The Jungfrau Railway

    The Jungfrau Railway

    01920HD

    Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    The Jungfrau Railway
  • 1924
    An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier

    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...

    An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier
  • 1904
    Snow Avalanche on the Schreckhorn

    Snow Avalanche on the Schreckhorn

    Snow Avalanche on the Schreckhorn

    01904HD

    1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Snow Avalanche on the Schreckhorn
  • 1947
    Climbing the Matterhorn

    Climbing the Matterhorn

    Climbing the Matterhorn

    71947HD

    Starting from the Swiss village of Zermatt, two people and a guide make a perilous ascent of the Matterhorn. Local villagers mount a torchlight...

    Climbing the Matterhorn
  • 1922
    L'arête de l'Argentine

    L'arête de l'Argentine

    L'arête de l'Argentine

    01922HD

    The two guides Adrien and Félix Veillon with the customer Rotschild climb the Argentine ridge in the Swiss canton of Valais. The film was so...

    L'arête de l'Argentine
  • 1913
    The Ascent of the Matterhorn

    The Ascent of the Matterhorn

    The Ascent of the Matterhorn

    01913HD

    The ascent of the Matterhorn by the Hornli Ridge, filmed in July 1913 by Frederick Burlingham. The team, composed of Burlingham and four mountain...

    The Ascent of the Matterhorn