Swiss Alps Movies

In summer 2003, when the heatwave hit in Europe, in Switzerland, the glacier below the Schnidejoch pass, released a mysterious object: a piece of a...

A party of tourists ascending to the peak of the Rigi find a fresh fall of snow covering the summit. They soon divided into battalions, and bombard...

The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they...

A curious incident which happens in early summer when the cattle are taken to the high pastures for three months.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

The spectacular railroad panorama in the Alps, taken from a train passing through various tunnels, and over the great Wassen Loops.

The young engineer Peter and his best friend, the mountain guide Anderl, are passionate mountaineers. When Peter falls in love with Clarissa, the...

Lap up the luxury and opulence of the festive season at Switzerland's Gstaad Palace hotel, as we discover one of the most exclusive hotels in the...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The ascent of the Jungfrau by the Urban Alpine Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, on...

1905, featuring Eduard Spelterini, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released in 1901

"A rock climbing traverse in the Gastlosen Massif. Arrival of the train to Saanenmöser, three men walk to reach the wall. Crossing the rock face...

In the Bernese Alps, the Agassizhorn peak memorialises Louis Agassiz – a controversial 19th-century scientist, who not only named the mountain...

Showing eight views of the most difficult portions of the railway, including the steepest gradients, practically, hanging on to the sides of the...

A film being photographed from the front of the engine. A grand view of the snow-clad peaks of this fine range of mountains is depicted from an...

Released in 1915, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The train leaving the Schiedegg station and entering the Eiger tunnel en route for the station Eigerwand.