Dokumentarfilm Movies

A scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.

An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...

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...

Released on July 20th, 1919.

Released in 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 16th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Mountain climbing with all its thrills near Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park, British Columbia. The film begins on a busy street in Toronto with...

Travelogue released on December 4th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released in July of 1902. Produced by William Nicholas Selig.

Travelogue released on November 13th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the 29th of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Elephants are used to pull teak logs through thick jungle to a river.

Travelogue released on the 10th of July, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on July 22nd, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on August 28th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on March 16th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

A rock climbing in the Bavarian Allgäu Alps in Germany. The camera follows two mountaineers on a climb. We see all stages of the ascent, from...