Documental Movies

On September 28th, 1903, the Urban Mountaineering Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, left Zermatt to attempt the conquest of the Matterhorn....

A documentary illustrating the mountain sports activities of the university students of the GUF (Gruppi universitari fascisti) in Val Gardena,...

Sound and shortened version of 'Im Kampf mit dem Berge', Arnold Fanck's second major mountaineering film, from 1921. The film follows two mountain...

Tuesdays are days of great excitement in the quiet old town of Berne, when the whole population is bent on getting very much for very little.

Account of the first French expedition to the Himalayas, which attempted to climb the hidden peak (Gasherbrum I) in 1936, from the preparations for...

Travelogue released in April of 1921. Written & produced by Burton Holmes.

A documentary that brings together personal memories and rare footage of the nightclub that operated in Copacabana from 1984 to 1989. Featuring...

What is the middle class? Is it a set of encyclopedias, the tupper ware in the freezer, tha family vacation, working as a babysittter? Is it...

...From its terrace one gets a magnificent view down the Valley of the Bow River. The natural bathtub at the Hot Springs, the Government pool, free...

Released in June of 1914.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 21st, 1919.

Released on August 31st, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Travelogue released on November 11th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The official record of Mallory and Irvine's 1924 expedition. When George Mallory and Sandy Irvine attempted to reach the summit of Everest in 1924...

Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, filmed in 1906 the ascent to several towers in the Cinque Torri area in...

Second part of the film 'River of ice', a mountaineering tour on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. After spending the night in the Deficance Hut,...

Released on the 13th of October, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.