Schweiz Movies
- 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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- 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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- 1941
Of Snow, Soldiers and Avalanches
Of Snow, Soldiers and Avalanches01941HD
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,...
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- 1921
The Stanserhorn Railway
The Stanserhorn Railway01921HD
Released in February of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1918
Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland
Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1920
The Jungfrau Railway
The Jungfrau Railway01920HD
Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1909
Champion Skaters at Engelberg
Champion Skaters at Engelberg01909HD
1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1923
The Call of the Mountain
The Call of the Mountain91923HD
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...
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- 1901
Panorama of Sarnen See
Panorama of Sarnen See01901HD
1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1918
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp01918HD
...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...
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- 1943
Mountain Guide Lorenz
Mountain Guide Lorenz91943HD
Stephan, the son of an old-school mountain guide, is seduced by a city beauty. He leaves his mother, siblings, and girlfriend and travels to Zurich....
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- 1947
Ascent of the Fiamma
Ascent of the Fiamma01947HD
The climbing of the Fiamma, the famous rock needle in the Bergell, with minimal equipment and technique. A must for lovers of mountain sports. A...
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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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- 1916
La Suisse inconnue. La vallée de Loetschenthal
La Suisse inconnue. La vallée de Loetschenthal01916HD
1916, directed by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1919
Winter Sports at St. Moritz
Winter Sports at St. Moritz01919HD
Released in 1919, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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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
The Dizzy Land of William Tell
The Dizzy Land of William Tell01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1906
Winter Sports: Ski Jumping at Grindelwald
Winter Sports: Ski Jumping at Grindelwald01906HD
This exciting and somewhat dangerous sport has attained a popularity at all the Swiss winter resorts that is really remarkable. The film depicts in a...
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- 1907
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway
The Matterhorn from the Viège-Zermatt Railway01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1939
Schweizer Bergfibel
Schweizer Bergfibel01939HD
Released in 1939. Directed by August Kern.
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