Mountain Film Movies

  • 1930
    The Glacier's Secret

    The Glacier's Secret

    The Glacier's Secret

    01930HD

    "In this film of the 'Vagabond Adventure Series', Tom Terris takes us to New Zealand in a kind of travelogue film. We accompany a client and a...

    The Glacier's Secret
  • 1938
    Three on a Rope

    Three on a Rope

    Three on a Rope

    7.51938HD

    This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

    Three on a Rope
  • 1941
    The Basic Principles of Skiing

    The Basic Principles of Skiing

    The Basic Principles of Skiing

    01941HD

    Shot in 1941, this black-and-white instructional film (featuring actor Alan Ladd) serves as a veritable time capsule on the history of the sport,...

    The Basic Principles of Skiing
  • 1947
    High Conquest

    High Conquest

    High Conquest

    01947HD

    Love and adventure on the Matterhorn mountain.

    High Conquest
  • 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
  • 1931
    The Burning Mountains

    The Burning Mountains

    The Burning Mountains

    101931HD

    Shortly before the First World War, an Italian and an Austrian mountain guides take part in a mountaineering expedition together. Not long afterwards...

    The Burning Mountains
  • 1943
    Mountain Guide Lorenz

    Mountain Guide Lorenz

    Mountain Guide Lorenz

    91943HD

    Stephan, the son of an old-school mountain guide, is seduced by a city beauty. He leaves his mother, siblings, and girlfriend and travels to Zurich....

    Mountain Guide Lorenz
  • 1944
    The Devil's Throne

    The Devil's Throne

    The Devil's Throne

    01944HD

    The Devil's Throne is an inaccessible summit that has never been successfully climbed. A team of local climbers, consisting of two men and a woman...

    The Devil's Throne
  • 1936
    4100 Ascension à ski de la face nord des Ecrins

    4100 Ascension à ski de la face nord des Ecrins

    4100 Ascension à ski de la face nord des Ecrins

    01936HD

    "4100 Ascension à ski de la face nord des Ecrins" is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Barre Des Écrins. It was directed...

    4100 Ascension à ski de la face nord des Ecrins
  • 1931
    Mountains on Fire

    Mountains on Fire

    Mountains on Fire

    6.51931HD

    Two of Germany's best and busiest directors collaborated on Berge in Flammen (Mountain in Flames). The storyline should be of interest to...

    Mountains on Fire
  • 1930
    The Knights of the Mountain

    The Knights of the Mountain

    The Knights of the Mountain

    91930HD

    The mountain guide and ski instructor Hans Turri has been hired by the tourist Gregory Milacz to make a route in the mountains. Both are caught by a...

    The Knights of the Mountain
  • 1946
    Il richiamo dell'Alpe splendente

    Il richiamo dell'Alpe splendente

    Il richiamo dell'Alpe splendente

    01946HD

    To honor the memory of the famous guide Luigi Comici, two climbers climb a sixth grade wall of one of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The adventure of the...

    Il richiamo dell'Alpe splendente
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    30 Jours au-dessus des nuages

    30 Jours au-dessus des nuages

    30 Jours au-dessus des nuages

    01942HD

    In 1941, under the Vichy regime, during the Nazi occupation, a team of six people crossed the Mont-Blanc massif. Leaving the Arve Valley with a month...

    30 Jours au-dessus des nuages
  • 1913
    The Ascent of the Matterhorn

    The Ascent of the Matterhorn

    The Ascent of the Matterhorn

    01913HD

    The ascent of the Matterhorn by the Hornli Ridge, filmed in July 1913 by Frederick Burlingham. The team, composed of Burlingham and four mountain...

    The Ascent of the Matterhorn
  • 1932
    The Doomed Battalion

    The Doomed Battalion

    The Doomed Battalion

    91932HD

    Shortly before the First World War, an Italian and an Austrian mountain guides take part in a mountaineering expedition together. Not long afterwards...

    The Doomed Battalion
  • 1927
    The Great Leap

    The Great Leap

    The Great Leap

    5.11927HD

    A young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains.

    The Great Leap
  • 1947
    The Mountain

    The Mountain

    The Mountain

    01947HD

    A film on mountain-climbing in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo. Glenn Exum, Virginia Garner, and Paul Petzoldt demonstrate mountaineering techniques...

    The Mountain