Glacier Movies

Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...

An early silent color film of Glacier National Park and Mount Rainier. The film is part of the 'Our Colorful World' series, produced by Bell &...

Second part of the film 'River of ice', a mountaineering tour on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. After spending the night in the Deficance Hut,...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

This documentary follows an expedition taken by the United Nations to observe the increasingly rapid glacial melt forming at the base of the...

A plane flying over the Swiss Alps develops engine trouble and is forced to crash-land on a glacier. Unable to radio for help because of damaged...

The film chronicles the journey of the renowned De Le Rue family: Xavier, a 7 x World Champion; his younger brother Victor, a 3 x World Champion; and...

A first-person documentary on an expedition to glaciers in Kyrgyzstan.

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,...

On the lookout for polar bears in the Arctic, a wildlife photographer realizes she may have missed more than a shot.

A couple want to sell their house on a glacier. A potential buyer, who suffers a fainting spell during the viewing, is immediately accommodated in...

"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...

Episodes about different stages of relationships: from flirtation to falling out of love.

A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiancé, the Doctor Erik Halsøe, but is crushed to find...

Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent as a result of climate change. The combination of drought and heavy rainfall is...

Ten percent of the earth's surface is covered by glaciers. While these frozen peaks are the planet's largest reservoirs of drinking water, they are...

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...

Released in April of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

A short version of the film 'A la conquête des cimes' by René Moreau released for the domestic market in two Pathe Baby big reels. In...

Along New Zealand’s South Islands runs the mighty chain of the Southern Alps, where large and beautiful glaciers and Ice-falls abound among the...