20th Century Movies

Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...

The film follows two mountain enthusiasts, battling through a glacier area in the Swiss mountains. The mountaineers are two very prominent skiers at...

Released on the 23rd of July, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

An old film about the mountains of I Denti della Vecchia, a mountain group in the Lugano Pre-Alps, between Switzerland (Val Colla) and Italy...

Travelogue released on June 10th, 1918. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.

A biopic about Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan architect who transformed Barcelona’s skyline and became one of Spain’s most recognizable...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on October 19th, 1919.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 6th, 1918.

During an ascent of Canigou, a traveler falls into a precipice, his body rolling to the bottom of the abyss on the glistening snow of the glacier....

"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 the 8th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on December 4th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Released on March 19th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the sixth of March, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 16th of July, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Travelogue released on the 22nd of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The film is a kind of docu-fiction about a boy who enrolls in a battalion of young mountain troops. The film follows his daily life in the military...