Dokumentarfilm Movies

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

Released in November of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the 10th of July, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

Travelogue released on October 16th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Santino, a circus kid constantly on the move, listens to his great-grandfather's stories as his own life is just beginning.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Released in March of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Travelogue released on September 25th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the 31st of July, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A scientific treatise on the 'Wäscheklammer' - the artistic landmark of the Kreideberg district in Lüneburg.

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

Released in June of 1914.

It is not often that your patrons will get a chance to take a trip through a veritable Garden of Eden. On his trip Burton Holmes will show them many...

The idea is a simple one: three alpinists climb in the Mont Blanc Massif. This situation brings one face to face with the dangers of the mountain:...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

An exceptional cinematographic document on Emilio Comici, shot in 1938 in Val Rosandra by a MGM operator. The documentary shows Comici with the...

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

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