Swiss Alps Movies

1918
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp
01918HD
...where the whole expedition, by the breaking of an ice cornice on the summit, escaped death by a hair's breadth. The miraculous escape is recorded...
1905
Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit
Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit
01905HD
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...
1915
Climbing the Jungfrau
Climbing the Jungfrau
01915HD
Released in 1915, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1906
Winter Sports: Curling Contests in the Alps
Winter Sports: Curling Contests in the Alps
01906HD
This is an excellent and spirited picture of fine quality depicting the international curling contests in Switzerland, showing the Scotch champion...
1902
Accident on the Great Schreckhorn
Accident on the Great Schreckhorn
01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1903
Circular Panorama of Bear Rink
Circular Panorama of Bear Rink
01903HD
1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
2015
All the 4000ers of the Alps
All the 4000ers of the Alps
02015HD
Alle 4000er der Alpen is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in the Bernina Range and the Bernese Alps. It was directed by Samuel Gyger in...
1937
Kleine Scheidegg
Kleine Scheidegg
01937HD
A mountain film set around the popular ski pass in the 1930s.
1907
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway
01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1923
The Call of the Mountain
The Call of the Mountain
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In The Call of the Mountain (L’appel de la montagne) a couple are childhood sweethearts who are separated, she marries a rich man and he...
1904
Snow Avalanche on the Schreckhorn
Snow Avalanche on the Schreckhorn
01904HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1938
Bergeller Kletterbissen
Bergeller Kletterbissen
01938HD
Three rock climbing ascents in Val Bregaglia, Italy by Karl Freimann and Philipp Wieland, who made the first ascent of Fiamma in 1936. The film...
1949
The Ski's the Limit
The Ski's the Limit
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A combination cartoon/travelogue set in the Swiss Alps, with a tuneful sight-seeing tour of Switzerland thrown in, before the bounding-ball comes...
2000
The Secret of the Secret
The Secret of the Secret
02000HD
The traditional healers in the Swiss and French mountains.
1904
Difficult Ascent of a Rock Peak
Difficult Ascent of a Rock Peak
01904HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
2020
Piz Regolith
Piz Regolith
62020HD
A postmodern Swiss-Tyrolean ensemble ventures into remote mountainous regions, embracing the sonorous variety of local vernaculars. A poetic road...
1905
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...
1903
Driving Cattle in the Alps
Driving Cattle in the Alps
01903HD
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...
1902
An Alpine Incident on the Great Schreckhorn
An Alpine Incident on the Great Schreckhorn
01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1941
Of Snow, Soldiers and Avalanches
Of Snow, Soldiers and Avalanches
01941HD
A winter ascent of Piz Bernina by Swiss mountain soldiers under the command of Major Charles Golay. The film also shows images of avalanche research,...