Alpes Movies

Released in 1917.

"Ski The Outer Limits" is a poetic exploration of man's "conquest of the useless," his quest to expand the limists of his abilities. Racing,...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Three mountaineers, including a woman, climb the l'Aiguille du Moine, in the Mont Blanc Massif departing from the Couvercle Shelter. Facing walls...

A mountain film set around the popular ski pass in the 1930s.

Showing eight views of the most difficult portions of the railway, including the steepest gradients, practically, hanging on to the sides of the...

A film being photographed from the front of the engine. A grand view of the snow-clad peaks of this fine range of mountains is depicted from an...

1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Four roped men descend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace. One of them falls and has to be hoisted. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes...

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,...

Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

The ascent of the Jungfrau by the Urban Alpine Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, on...

1901. Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Making of the cinematographic shooting of "Premier de cordée" directed by Louis Daquin in the Mont-Blanc massif. In 1943. Alain Pol films the...

A young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains.

1905, featuring Eduard Spelterini, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The film shows training maneuvers by the 'Fiamme Verdi' (Green Flames) brigade, instructed by the mountaineering military school of Aosta. The...