Swiss Alps Movies
- 1903
Driving Cattle in the Alps
Driving Cattle in the Alps01903HD
In spring, the Swiss herdsman collects his cattle and drives the herds up the mountains to higher pasture. Here is shown a quiet valley, with...
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- 1934
Swiss Trip (Rivers and Landscapes)
Swiss Trip (Rivers and Landscapes)01934HD
The black and white, live-action Swiss Trip, scored with Bach's 3rd Brandenburg Concerto (like Motion Painting No. 1), is kind of a nature or travel...
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- 1902
Fancy Skating on Bear Ice Rink
Fancy Skating on Bear Ice Rink01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1921
The Stanserhorn Railway
The Stanserhorn Railway01921HD
Released in February of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1903
Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer
Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer01903HD
A curious incident which happens in early summer when the cattle are taken to the high pastures for three months.
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- 2024
Alpine Hotel at Christmas
Alpine Hotel at Christmas62024HD
Lap up the luxury and opulence of the festive season at Switzerland's Gstaad Palace hotel, as we discover one of the most exclusive hotels in the...
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- 1902
Lady Skaters' Hockey Match on Bear Rink
Lady Skaters' Hockey Match on Bear Rink01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1903
Panorama on the St. Gotthard Railway
Panorama on the St. Gotthard Railway01903HD
The spectacular railroad panorama in the Alps, taken from a train passing through various tunnels, and over the great Wassen Loops.
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- 1905
Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit
Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit01905HD
A party of tourists ascending to the peak of the Rigi find a fresh fall of snow covering the summit. They soon divided into battalions, and bombard...
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- 1902
An Alpine Incident on the Great Schreckhorn
An Alpine Incident on the Great Schreckhorn01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 2018
Agassizhorn: Mountain of Shame
Agassizhorn: Mountain of Shame02018HD
In the Bernese Alps, the Agassizhorn peak memorialises Louis Agassiz – a controversial 19th-century scientist, who not only named the mountain...
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- 1903
Cervino 1901
Cervino 1901101903HD
On September 28th, 1903, the Urban Mountaineering Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, left Zermatt to attempt the conquest of the Matterhorn....
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- 1913
The Ascent of the Matterhorn
The Ascent of the Matterhorn01913HD
The ascent of the Matterhorn by the Hornli Ridge, filmed in July 1913 by Frederick Burlingham. The team, composed of Burlingham and four mountain...
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- 1915
Climbing the Jungfrau
Climbing the Jungfrau01915HD
Released in 1915, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1924
Cloud Phenomena of Maloja
Cloud Phenomena of Maloja6.81924HD
The cloud phenomena of Maloja are so well-known that some of them have names, such as the Maloja snake, a cloud bank that winds its way through the...
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- 1970
Ascent of the Matterhorn
Ascent of the Matterhorn01970HD
Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1983
The Right Way
The Right Way51983HD
A bear and a rat explore dark forests, treacherous ravines and snow-swept glaciers. With no real aim in mind, the bear and the rat bungle along in a...
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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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- 1924
Winter in the Engadine
Winter in the Engadine01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1905
Surmounting the Summit of Finsteraarjoch
Surmounting the Summit of Finsteraarjoch01905HD
1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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