20th Century Movies

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

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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

Released in 1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Released on March 30th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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

In the first decades of the 20th century, when life was being transformed by scientific innovations, researchers made a thrilling new claim: they...

An ongoing experiment, evolving from a biopic about Soviet physicist Lev Landau into a large scale project – part cinematic cycle, part...

Brilliant composer and violinist George Enescu is at the peak of his career and wants to compose an opera. He falls in love with a princess, Maruca,...

A unique view of one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world. The film is tinted to portray the falls amid highly picturesque setting in the...

Several bouts are shown in this picture, and as the contestants frequently lift each other into mid air, and then throw, the effect is exciting and...

A travelogue film on the Isle of Skye by Stanley Watson, including some mountaineering and rock climbing. Stanley Watson is a keystone in the history...

Released in February of 1922. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Raising angora rabbits for wool; new marine navigation and safety technology; kitchen gadgets; developing new rose varieties.

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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

Based on true events, the film presents nearly all stages of national hero Sparapet Vazgen Sargsyan's life, intertwined with significant events in...

John Zinga, a descendent of slaves, has an ancient medallion around his neck and a fragment of song passed down generations. He is an English...