Mountain Country Movies

  • 1938
    Love Letters from the Engadine

    Love Letters from the Engadine

    Love Letters from the Engadine

    61938HD

    Constance, the young widow of a wealthy American, gets a love letter from the Engadine region, signed by the famous guide Toni Anewater she had met...

    Love Letters from the Engadine
  • 1947
    High Conquest

    High Conquest

    High Conquest

    01947HD

    Love and adventure on the Matterhorn mountain.

    High Conquest
  • 1942
    The Ascent of Nanga Parbat

    The Ascent of Nanga Parbat

    The Ascent of Nanga Parbat

    01942HD

    Short version of the film 'Kampf um den Himalaja', released for the home market. The film shows images of the 1937 German expedition to Nanga Parbat,...

    The Ascent of Nanga Parbat
  • 1940
    In the Shadow of the Mountain

    In the Shadow of the Mountain

    In the Shadow of the Mountain

    5.81940HD

    In a village near a deadly mountain ascent the people repeatedly have to help climbers in danger who didn't make it to the top, in fact nobody made...

    In the Shadow of the Mountain
  • 1943
    Comrades under Edelweiss

    Comrades under Edelweiss

    Comrades under Edelweiss

    7.51943HD

    This rare documentary was filmed with the participation and personal camera of Wolfgang Gorther, a German military cinematographer of the 1st mining...

    Comrades under Edelweiss
  • 1947
    College Climbers

    College Climbers

    College Climbers

    01947HD

    Richard Wellington leads Western State Collegers from Gunnison up to Gothic Mountain in the Elk Mountains, Colorado. The film is an episode of the...

    College Climbers
  • 1943
    Daredevils of the Alps

    Daredevils of the Alps

    Daredevils of the Alps

    101943HD

    Marcel Ichac accompanied the mountaineer Armand Charlet, in 1943, in the repetition of the first crossing of the Aiguilles du Diable that the guide...

    Daredevils of the Alps
  • 1934
    The Prodigal Son

    The Prodigal Son

    The Prodigal Son

    71934HD

    Story of the trials and tribulations of a German who emigrates to the US during the Great Depression.

    The Prodigal Son
  • 1942
    Le trone des dieux survolé

    Le trone des dieux survolé

    Le trone des dieux survolé

    01942HD

    Short version of the film 'Eingeschneit in Lager IV', released for the home market. The film shows images of the 1938 German expedition to Nanga...

    Le trone des dieux survolé
  • 1945
    Unusual Occupations - Mountain Climbing

    Unusual Occupations - Mountain Climbing

    Unusual Occupations - Mountain Climbing

    01945HD

    The 'Unusual Occupations' series of theatrical short subjects was produced by Jerry Fairbanks Studios and released by Paramount Pictures from 1937...

    Unusual Occupations - Mountain Climbing
  • 1938
    Ski Flight

    Ski Flight

    Ski Flight

    01938HD

    Shortened version of the film 'Snow flight' distributed by Warner Bros. The film was produced by Jerome Hill as 'a document of skiing according to...

    Ski Flight
  • 1938
    Battle for the Himalaya

    Battle for the Himalaya

    Battle for the Himalaya

    01938HD

    Epic documentary about the German expeditions to Nanga Parbat up to 1937. After a first unsuccessful attempt in 1932 and the tragic second expedition...

    Battle for the Himalaya
  • 1942
    Snowed-In at Camp IV

    Snowed-In at Camp IV

    Snowed-In at Camp IV

    01942HD

    Record of the 1938 German expedition to Nanga Parbat. In June 1938, the vanguard of the German expedition to the Himalayas, after many laborious...

    Snowed-In at Camp IV
  • 1922
    Climbing Mount Everest

    Climbing Mount Everest

    Climbing Mount Everest

    01922HD

    A record of the second British Everest expedition showing the journey from Darjeeling to Tibet, activities of the Tibetans, and the climb itself. The...

    Climbing Mount Everest
  • 1940
    Vers les Cimes

    Vers les Cimes

    Vers les Cimes

    01940HD

    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...

    Vers les Cimes
  • 1907
    The Ascent of Mont Blanc

    The Ascent of Mont Blanc

    The Ascent of Mont Blanc

    101907HD

    Joseph Vallot and his team of guides and porters climb Mont Blanc in 1906. Their ascent will take three days. They spent their nights at the Grands...

    The Ascent of Mont Blanc
  • 1947
    La Meije

    La Meije

    La Meije

    01947HD

    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.

    La Meije
  • 1947
    Climbing the Matterhorn

    Climbing the Matterhorn

    Climbing the Matterhorn

    71947HD

    Starting from the Swiss village of Zermatt, two people and a guide make a perilous ascent of the Matterhorn. Local villagers mount a torchlight...

    Climbing the Matterhorn
  • 1943
    Alpine Refuges

    Alpine Refuges

    Alpine Refuges

    01943HD

    Documentary on alpine refuges and the life of mountaineers. The film begins with images recreating vintage mountain climbers that end up spending a...

    Alpine Refuges
  • 1941
    The White Valley

    The White Valley

    The White Valley

    01941HD

    Rare film about skiing, shot in the Nuria Valley in 1941, with the participation of the first company of skiers of Nuria. The documentary entitled...

    The White Valley