Short Documentary Movies
- 1919
In Brittany
In Brittany01919HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 21st, 1919.
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- 1917
Colorful Ceylon
Colorful Ceylon01917HD
It is not often that your patrons will get a chance to take a trip through a veritable Garden of Eden. On his trip Burton Holmes will show them many...
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- 1904
Constantinople
Constantinople01904HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1924
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1903
Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs01903HD
1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1917
Curious Ceylon
Curious Ceylon01917HD
Ceylon is the land of perpetual and exceeding beauty, her people picturesque in dress and quaint in personality, often amusing and always...
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- 1921
Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn
Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn01921HD
The ascent of the Zinalrothorn filmed by Frederick Burlingham in September 1916. Burlingham, known at the time as 'The man who kinematographed the...
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- 1904
Switzerland Series
Switzerland Series01904HD
Distributed under the title of ‘Switzerland’ or ‘Playground of Europe’, the film consists of a collection of scenes filmed in...
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- 1920
Pyrenean Perspectives
Pyrenean Perspectives01920HD
Released in November of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1918
Inson
Inson01918HD
Travelogue released on the first of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1915
Scaling the Jungfrau
Scaling the Jungfrau01915HD
A record of the ascent of the Jungfrau by Frederick Burlingham accompanied by four mountain guides. The film starts with panoramics of the Eiger...
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- 1970
Ascent of the Matterhorn
Ascent of the Matterhorn01970HD
Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 2026
Finding Faith
Finding Faith02026HD
A short film contextualising the cultural significance of George Michael's Faith Tour via unheard interview voice-over, unseen images by Herb Ritts,...
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- 1927
A la conquête des cimes - Pathe Baby
A la conquête des cimes - Pathe Baby01927HD
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...
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- 1918
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp01918HD
...where the whole expedition, by the breaking of an ice cornice on the summit, escaped death by a hair's breadth. The miraculous escape is recorded...
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- 1921
Alexandria
Alexandria01921HD
Travelogue released in April of 1921. Written & produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1913
Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius
Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius01913HD
Frederick Burlingham visits Vesuvius and climbs down into the crater accompanied by two Italian guides. Contains some nice actuality of Pompeii and...
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- 2026
Cure for Loneliness
Cure for Loneliness02026HD
A love letter to cinema and a personal reflection on loneliness. Segment from Fringe Hippo's anthology film "Elegy Apokalypto".
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- 1918
Methodized Cannibals
Methodized Cannibals01918HD
Released on the 13th of October, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1924
The Dizzy Land of William Tell
The Dizzy Land of William Tell01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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