Switzerland Movies

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

A winter ascent of Piz Bernina by Swiss mountain soldiers under the command of Major Charles Golay. The film also shows images of avalanche research,...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

The protests of 1968 had a significant impact on the great cities of the world. But people like to forget that the periphery went through the same...

The climbing of the Fiamma, the famous rock needle in the Bergell, with minimal equipment and technique. A must for lovers of mountain sports. A...

A pretty feature of life at the Handeck Inn on the renowned Grimsel route.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A documentary about a proposed military training area in Rothenthurm, Central Switzerland, and the village's resistance to those plans.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released in 1901

Several bouts are shown in this picture, and as the contestants frequently lift each other into mid air, and then throw, the effect is exciting and...

A record of the ascent of the Jungfrau by Frederick Burlingham accompanied by four mountain guides. The film starts with panoramics of the Eiger...

Following disastrous floods, a vast construction project is in the process of revitalizing the Rhone by removing the concrete straitjacket, and...

This opens with a view of the upper falls and great viaduct of the mountain railway, showing ascending and descending cars, and then a close view of...