French Alps Movies
- 1901

Crossing the Mer de Glace, Chamounix
Crossing the Mer de Glace, Chamounix01901HD
Released in 1901
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- 1947

Jean des Bossons
Jean des Bossons101947HD
Jean des Bossons is a documentary-fiction which recounts the activities of a high mountain guide in 1947. Around Chamonix Mont-Blanc, the guide Jean...
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- 1902

Climber and Guides Camping Out
Climber and Guides Camping Out01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1945

Jeunes Montagnards
Jeunes Montagnards01945HD
Jeunes Montagnards is a documentary about alpinism that takes place on the Aiguilles Du Diable. It was produced in 1945.
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- 1902

Panorama, Descending Mt. Blanc
Panorama, Descending Mt. Blanc01902HD
Released in July of 1902. Produced by William Nicholas Selig.
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- 1927

An Alpinist’s Equipment
An Alpinist’s Equipment01927HD
Taking footage from the film 'A la conquete des cimes', this instructional film distributed for the home market as a Pathe Baby film in two reels,...
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- 2016

Crétins des Alpes
Crétins des Alpes6.22016HD
Four dudes, one journey and a lot of fun. Starring Mathieu Crepel, Victor Daviet, Thomas Delfino, Sylvain Bourbousson, and a large group of friends....
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- 1970

Gaspard of La Meije
Gaspard of La Meije01970HD
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- 1924

Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1937

A la conquête des cimes
A la conquête des cimes01937HD
Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...
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- 1902

Ascent and Descent of the Aiguilles
Ascent and Descent of the Aiguilles01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1922

The ascent of Mont Pelvoux
The ascent of Mont Pelvoux01922HD
"L'ascension du Mont Pelvoux" is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Pelvoux. It was directed by André Bayard in 1922 and...
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- 1902

Crossing a Snow Bridge
Crossing a Snow Bridge01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1924

Sur les glaciers bleus
Sur les glaciers bleus01924HD
A rope of two mountaineers surveys the Argentière glacier making their way through crevasses and seracs. A film by René Moreau,...
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- 1924

The Mont Blanc Massif - The Ascent of the Aiguille du Moine
The Mont Blanc Massif - The Ascent of the Aiguille du Moine01924HD
Three mountaineers, including a woman, climb the l'Aiguille du Moine, in the Mont Blanc Massif departing from the Couvercle Shelter. Facing walls...
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- 1915

The Ascent of Mont Blanc
The Ascent of Mont Blanc01915HD
The ascent of Mont Blanc filmed by Frederick Burlingham in August 1915. A party composed by Burlingham's wife and several guides from Chamonix, climb...
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- 1945

Storm over the Alps
Storm over the Alps01945HD
Marcel Ichac captures the mountain warfare of the French Alps in World War II, the highest battles to take place during the war. The film also...
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- 1934

The Aiguille Verte
The Aiguille Verte01934HD
The ascent of the Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc Massif by the ridge of the Moine. Two climbers, the mountain, and the rope. No plot, no tragedy,...
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- 2023

Alpe d’Huez
Alpe d’Huez02023HD
A mountain so legendary it’s known simply as “The Alpe”, with its unmistakable 21 hairpins it’s cycling’s most famous...
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- 1900

Chamonix - Montée à travers les Glaciers
Chamonix - Montée à travers les Glaciers01900HD
Four men walk accross the upper part of the Mer de Glace Glacier. All they walk unroped and using ice axes as a cane. The shot belongs to a...
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