Alpi Movies

  • 1903
    Circular Panorama of Bear Rink

    Circular Panorama of Bear Rink

    Circular Panorama of Bear Rink

    01903HD

    1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Circular Panorama of Bear Rink
  • 1922
    In Winter on the Grossglockner

    In Winter on the Grossglockner

    In Winter on the Grossglockner

    01922HD

    Released in 1922.

    In Winter on the Grossglockner
  • 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
  • 1904
    Panorama of Snowy Grindelwald

    Panorama of Snowy Grindelwald

    Panorama of Snowy Grindelwald

    01904HD

    1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Panorama of Snowy Grindelwald
  • 1902
    The Ascent of Mont Blanc

    The Ascent of Mont Blanc

    The Ascent of Mont Blanc

    01902HD

    A pioneering mountaineering film made by Frank Ormiston-Smith for the Warwick Trading Company in 1902. Ormiston-Smith himself led and filmed an...

    The Ascent of Mont Blanc
  • 1903
    Panoramic View of the Eiger

    Panoramic View of the Eiger

    Panoramic View of the Eiger

    01903HD

    1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Panoramic View of the Eiger
  • 1901
    Swiss Cows Grazing on Alps

    Swiss Cows Grazing on Alps

    Swiss Cows Grazing on Alps

    01901HD

    Released in 1901

    Swiss Cows Grazing on Alps
  • 1935
    Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno

    Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno

    Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno

    01935HD

    This short film shows an alpine march of the young fascists of the federal command of Belluno to the Mario Vazzoler refuge. From there, a group of...

    Marcia alpina dei giovani fascisti di Belluno
  • 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
  • 1942
    30 Jours au-dessus des nuages

    30 Jours au-dessus des nuages

    30 Jours au-dessus des nuages

    01942HD

    In 1941, under the Vichy regime, during the Nazi occupation, a team of six people crossed the Mont-Blanc massif. Leaving the Arve Valley with a month...

    30 Jours au-dessus des nuages
  • 1903
    Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer

    Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer

    Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer

    01903HD

    A curious incident which happens in early summer when the cattle are taken to the high pastures for three months.

    Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer
  • 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
  • 1943
    Climbing

    Climbing

    Climbing

    01943HD

    Documentary film of the Swiss newsreel about climbing in the Kreuzbergen. The film was produced in August 1943 by the Zurich company Gloria Film AG....

    Climbing
  • 1913
    Up Mt. Blanc

    Up Mt. Blanc

    Up Mt. Blanc

    01913HD

    Views of a party making the actual ascent of this famous mountain have a much greater interest than the usual scenic film. Commencing with the...

    Up Mt. Blanc
  • 1921
    Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc

    Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc

    Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc

    01921HD

    Released in May of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc
  • 1934
    The Aiguille Verte

    The Aiguille Verte

    The Aiguille Verte

    01934HD

    The ascent of the Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc Massif by the ridge of the Moine. Two climbers, the mountain, and the rope. No plot, no tragedy,...

    The Aiguille Verte
  • 1927
    An Alpinist’s Equipment

    An Alpinist’s Equipment

    An Alpinist’s Equipment

    01927HD

    Taking footage from the film 'A la conquete des cimes', this instructional film distributed for the home market as a Pathe Baby film in two reels,...

    An Alpinist’s Equipment
  • 1939
    With a Company on Piz Palü

    With a Company on Piz Palü

    With a Company on Piz Palü

    01939HD

    "A 'Full-day exercise in the Bernina area' by mountain soldiers under the command of Major Charles Golay. At two o'clock, 130 men broke up in...

    With a Company on Piz Palü
  • 1915
    Scaling the Jungfrau

    Scaling the Jungfrau

    Scaling the Jungfrau

    01915HD

    A record of the ascent of the Jungfrau by Frederick Burlingham accompanied by four mountain guides. The film starts with panoramics of the Eiger...

    Scaling the Jungfrau
  • 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