Documental Movies

1897, directed by Georges Melies.

Interlaken, as its name implies, is dependent to a large extent on the two beautiful lakes for much of its popularity. An interesting short panorama...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 21st, 1918.

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Les Charmoz is a documentary about mountaineering that takes place on Aiguille Des Grands Charmoz. Produced in 1924.

"A pioneering Norweigan climbing film. The filming was made in 1918 by film photographer Gunnar Nilsen Vik. The film begins with some pictures of Ola...

We have our poor people and the east has its starving millions; even in far-away Ceylon there are many kind hearts beating beneath dark skins, and it...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Swiss lace is world famed, and much of the best of it is produced by the busy hands of the inhabitants of this pretty Swiss village.

Vancouver is a veritable metropolis, a beautiful cosmopolitan city; perhaps the most English in all the entire Dominion of Canada. It is famous for...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 7th, 1918.

Behind every performance lies a story that begins long before the curtains open. This documentary follows the creative process, preparation, and...

The climbers Jean Jacques and André Lambert, accompanied by the photographer Jean Lozeron, climb the great ridge of Salève, in...

A group of men shows the 'before and after' physical effects of a journey upon the Mount Aspiring area. Mount Aspiring (9,960 ft.), known as the...

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

1904, 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...

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