Ascent of the Jungfrau

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Ascent of the Jungfrau (1903)

Directed by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Documentary · 11m

The ascent of the Jungfrau by the Urban Alpine Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, on september 24th, 1903. The film consists of 15 scenes and illustrates the whole ascent from Grindelwald through the Fieschier Glacier and the Rothal Sattel and culminates with a panorama from the summit. It was produced by the Charles Urban Trading Co., one year after the huge success of 'The ascent of Mont Blanc'. Charles Urban left the Warwick Trading Company in 1903 to form his own film business, and took with him many of the film-makers who had worked for Warwick, including Ormiston-Smith, who went on to make many more mountaineering films.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Frank Ormiston-Smith

Details

Release date
1903-09-24
Runtime
11m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Production
Charles Urban Trading Company