Silent Movies

William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the famous Swiss mountain guide Edward Feuz accompanied by his...

Die Eiger-Nordwand is a documentary about alpinism that takes place on the Eiger. It was directed by Max Herrmann in 1936. It features Fritz Steuri,...

Travelogue of a trip that occurred over a two-week period. Includes scenic sequences of mountains and lakes such as: Spokane, Washington, Rockies,...

Released on March 16th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Vers les Cimes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in the Bernese Alps. It was directed by Charles-Georges Duvanel in 1940 and produced...

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

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 11th, 1919.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 15th, 1919.

Second part of the film 'River of ice', a mountaineering tour on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. After spending the night in the Deficance Hut,...

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 25th, 1919.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on April 27th, 1919.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on April 20th, 1919.

Elam films her close friend, Chuck Kleinhans.

Andy Warhol directs The Factory regular Louisa "Jackie" Foster for a screen test.

A Gaumont Mirror newsreel showing a party of climbers setting out to climb the Great Gable. They appear drinking from a mountain stream and climbing...

Two women find companionship in emptiness.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on April 13th, 1919.

Six years after the Berlin Wall fell and five years after German unification this documentary looks into the fast changes in architecture and street...

A clay-smothered sculptor tries to make something of themself at the behest of a cryptic and unfeeling prompt engine.