Swiss Alps Movies

This film by Yannick Bacher tells the passion of brothers Frédéric and François Nicole for climbing. Through the sites of...

Parvaneh is a young Afghan immigrant who recently arrived at a transit centre for asylum seekers in the Swiss Alps. The only things she has got to...

Stig-Helmer takes another vacation with his norwegian friend Ole. This time it's time for a skiing vacation in the Alps. Of course, Stig-Helmer has...

The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they...

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

During an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The...

When the snow melts and the hills of Appenzell are dotted with green and white, buckets of water slowly make their way up and down the slope. After a...

Story of the trials and tribulations of a German who emigrates to the US during the Great Depression.

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

During an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The...

An account of the life and work of the Swiss writer Johanna Spyri (1827-1901), the barely known artistic mother of Heidi, her brave alpine heroine,...

Climb aboard the illustrious Bernina Express for a festive ride through spectacular Alpine landscapes, taking in snow-covered peaks, architectural...

Released in 1915, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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

Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio...

When some small satirical group enters a theatre they don't realize they are getting locked up after dark.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Jeff, a mental health patient in a clinic high in the Swiss Alps, escapes to his only friend Morton, while Prisha, the daughter of Indian guru...

Stationed in Switzerland after the Great War, soldiers Louis Hozenozzle and Rodney Ramsbottom both fall in love with local damsel Colette, much to...

The spectacular railroad panorama in the Alps, taken from a train passing through various tunnels, and over the great Wassen Loops.