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Seeing Sights in London (1919)
Documentary
We look first at Westminster Abbey and the Towers of Parliament. And the sight-seeing only starts there as it continues to all the famous buildings of London.
- Runtime
- 14m
Karakoram (1937)
Adventure · Documentary
Account of the first French expedition to the Himalayas, which attempted to climb the hidden peak (Gasherbrum I) in 1936, from the preparations for the trip to the end of the ascent. After a long approach walk through quasi-desert regions, then on a huge glacier, the caravan of 700 porters arrives at the foot of Hidden Peak. The expedi...
- Runtime
- 38m
- Cast
- Pierre Allain, Henry de Ségogne, Marcel Ichac
The Arlberg Railway (1906)
Documentary
1906, produced by Charles Urban, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
- Runtime
- 6m
The Ascent of Mont Blanc (1907)
Adventure · Documentary
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 Mulets refuge and the Grand Plateau refuge. This is the very first successfully filmed ascent. Joseph Vallot (1854-1925), rich heir of Lodève in Occitania. He devotes part of his fortune to...
- Runtime
- 14m
- Cast
- Joseph Vallot, Miss Tucker, Mademoiselle Veloux
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