Documental Movies

"She Climbs to Conquer" shot by W.J. Oliver, was a noteworthy film which gained well merited acclaim. Made in 1933 it pictured the climb of Georgia...

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

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue released on November 27th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A group of tourists, including five women, cross the Mauvais Pas, a rocky passage equipped with a railing, next to the Mer de Glace Glacier. One of...

Along New Zealand’s South Islands runs the mighty chain of the Southern Alps, where large and beautiful glaciers and Ice-falls abound among the...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Scenes: Royal Northwest Mounted Police in action; the commissioner; the prairies of Saskatchewan; glimpses of the Blackfoot Indian tribes; visiting...

Known also as 'The Crystal Ascension', the film chronicles an exploration of Mount Hood and its glaciers by a mountain-climbing party who explore the...

Austria and the Alps is the title of a 18 minutes travelogue by Burton Holmes produced to be distributed by the Paramount. The travelogue consisted...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on December 25th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 14th, 1919.

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

Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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 July 13th, 1919.

Released on August 10th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.