Documental Movies

Grimsel was the scene of the Austrian-French conflict of 1799. It is now one of the most popular passes in the Alps.

Interlaken, as its name implies, is dependent to a large extent on the two beautiful lakes for much of its popularity. An interesting short panorama...

Released on October 26th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A game of ice-hockey in progress in the Alps.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The ascent of Mont Blanc in four Pathe Baby reels. The film is a short version of the 1907 'L'ascension du Mont Blanc'. It shows the ascent of Mont...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on October 2nd, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Alexis Maldonado, a rodeo rider from northern Mexico, reviews his triumphs and failures as he tries to take back control of his life and career.

A mountaineering tour on a glacier in the Alps. The film follows a group of mountaineers as they leave the hostel. Then they climb up fixed ladders...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released on December 14th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Tourists leaving the Bear Hotel, Kandersteg, to cross the Gemmi. Many ladies of the party are seen mounting the hardy ponies at the hotel front, and,...

Luis, a gnome, is having a mental crisis due to his last jobs and failed relationships. At school, he has many tasks to achieve while he is trying to...

"An early color film presented as 'Ascent to the Bernina Massif'. Two mountaineers break from the Forno hut and first climb the Punta Rasica and then...

Released on April 1st, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The climbers Jean Jacques and André Lambert, accompanied by the photographer Jean Lozeron, climb the great ridge of Salève, in...

It commemorates the centenary of the tragic flash flood of August 30, 1926, in the municipality of Polán (Toledo), caused by the overflowing...

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 22nd, 1919.