Schweiz Movies
- 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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- 1930
The Knights of the Mountain
The Knights of the Mountain91930HD
The mountain guide and ski instructor Hans Turri has been hired by the tourist Gregory Milacz to make a route in the mountains. Both are caught by a...
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- 1909
Children Tobogganing in Switzerland
Children Tobogganing in Switzerland01909HD
1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1920
The Jungfrau Railway
The Jungfrau Railway01920HD
Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1943
Climbing
Climbing01943HD
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....
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- 1938
The Challenge
The Challenge6.31938HD
During an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The...
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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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- 1907
Viège-Zermatt Railway Over the Alps 1907
Viège-Zermatt Railway Over the Alps 190701907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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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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- 1918
The Gornergrat Railway
The Gornergrat Railway01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1903
Cervino 1901
Cervino 1901101903HD
On September 28th, 1903, the Urban Mountaineering Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, left Zermatt to attempt the conquest of the Matterhorn....
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- 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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- 1922
Across the St. Gothard Alps
Across the St. Gothard Alps01922HD
Released in February of 1922. Produced 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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- 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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- 1916
La Suisse inconnue. La vallée de Loetschenthal
La Suisse inconnue. La vallée de Loetschenthal01916HD
1916, directed by Frederick Burlingham.
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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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- 1924
An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier
An Arctic Hike on the Great Aletsch Glacier01924HD
Exploration on the Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland. Starting from the station at Jungfraujoch we climb up toward the Glacier, which is 14 miles long and...
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- 1924
Quaint Berne, the Swiss Capital
Quaint Berne, the Swiss Capital01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1918
The Pilatus Railway
The Pilatus Railway01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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