20th Century Movies
- 1941
Champions on the Snow
Champions on the Snow01941HD
A documentary illustrating the mountain sports activities of the university students of the GUF (Gruppi universitari fascisti) in Val Gardena,...
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- 1938
Skye High
Skye High01938HD
A travelogue film on the Isle of Skye by Stanley Watson, including some mountaineering and rock climbing. Stanley Watson is a keystone in the history...
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- 1903
Scandinavian Ski Jumping Competition
Scandinavian Ski Jumping Competition01903HD
A wonderfully successful film taken in Switzerland and showing experts in the great annual competition. In three parts: 1. Jumping from a stage 2....
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- 1919
Bangkok
Bangkok01919HD
Released on August 3rd, 1919.
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- 1942
White Wall
White Wall01942HD
Two climbers progress on an alpine glacier and reach the top of a mountain by climbing a long and steep slope of snow and ice. They also have to...
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- 1918
The Riviera of Lac Leman
The Riviera of Lac Leman01918HD
Released in 1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1970
Prodigal Sons
Prodigal Sons01970HD
As the Vietnam War heats up, two sons of a widowed southern farmer choose divergent paths: the older son enlists and fights overseas, while the...
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- 2002
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess102002HD
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar...
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- 1919
The Doughnut That Did It
The Doughnut That Did It01919HD
Released on the 21st of September, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1946
Il richiamo dell'Alpe splendente
Il richiamo dell'Alpe splendente01946HD
To honor the memory of the famous guide Luigi Comici, two climbers climb a sixth grade wall of one of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The adventure of the...
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- 2023
Sombras Brancas
Sombras Brancas82023HD
At the age of 71, a highly regarded writer, José Cardoso Pires, suffers a major stroke and loses his memory and the ability to relate to the...
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- 1902
Crossing a Snow Bridge
Crossing a Snow Bridge01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1947
La Meije
La Meije01947HD
La Meije is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in La Meije. It was directed by Alain Pol in 1947 and produced by Toni-Films.
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- 1921
Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn
Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn01921HD
The ascent of the Zinalrothorn filmed by Frederick Burlingham in September 1916. Burlingham, known at the time as 'The man who kinematographed the...
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- 1913
Europe's Winter Playground
Europe's Winter Playground01913HD
1913, directed by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1904
Difficult Ascent of a Rock Peak
Difficult Ascent of a Rock Peak01904HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 2023
The Lie Detector
The Lie Detector82023HD
In the first decades of the 20th century, when life was being transformed by scientific innovations, researchers made a thrilling new claim: they...
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- 1948
A Rock Climb
A Rock Climb01948HD
The film describes the activities of a rock-climbing Explorer Unit from Phoenix, Arizona - the Kachinas. First their equipment and techniques are...
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- 1920
The Jungfrau Railway
The Jungfrau Railway01920HD
Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1970
Ascent of the Matterhorn
Ascent of the Matterhorn01970HD
Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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