Documentary Short Movies
- 1905
Mount Pilatus Railway
Mount Pilatus Railway01905HD
Showing eight views of the most difficult portions of the railway, including the steepest gradients, practically, hanging on to the sides of the...
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- 1940
Eternal Prague
Eternal Prague91940HD
River flowing through Prague, Czechoslovakia. Shots of the city. Bridges, buildings, street scenes, religious buildings, cars driving the streets. ...
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- 1905
The Devil's Bridge Torrents
The Devil's Bridge Torrents01905HD
1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1916
The Upper Nile
The Upper Nile01916HD
Travelogue released on December 11th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1917
In Vancouver and Victoria
In Vancouver and Victoria01917HD
Vancouver is a veritable metropolis, a beautiful cosmopolitan city; perhaps the most English in all the entire Dominion of Canada. It is famous for...
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- 1970
Rescue of Travellers by Monks
Rescue of Travellers by Monks01970HD
Released in 1901
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- 1901
Brunnen and Fluellen on Lake of Four Cantons
Brunnen and Fluellen on Lake of Four Cantons01901HD
Released in 1901
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- 1977
The Brontë Business
The Brontë Business01977HD
Joan Bakewell visits Haworth in Yorkshire, home of the Brontës, to see the setting in which the novelists worked.
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- 1903
Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer
Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer01903HD
A curious incident which happens in early summer when the cattle are taken to the high pastures for three months.
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- 1970
The Tiny World
The Tiny World101970HD
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- 1970
Descending a Steep Rockfaced Mountain Side
Descending a Steep Rockfaced Mountain Side01970HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1905
Northern Ice Sports
Northern Ice Sports01905HD
1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1901
Arrival of Tourists at Pilatus
Arrival of Tourists at Pilatus01901HD
Released in 1901
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- 1916
A Day with a West Point Cadet
A Day with a West Point Cadet01916HD
For his third picture in his series, Mr. Holmes takes his audience on a visit to our National Military Academy at West Point, there to study the...
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- 1922
Way Down Upon the Suwanee River
Way Down Upon the Suwanee River01922HD
Released in February of 1922. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1924
Memories of the Alpine Republic
Memories of the Alpine Republic01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 2024
Cinemaker
Cinemaker02024HD
Two children are directed by a cinemaker.
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- 2022
NARC. Mini-Doc – Outside The Mainstream: The North East’s Alternative Scene
NARC. Mini-Doc – Outside The Mainstream: The North East’s Alternative Scene02022HD
The final episode in our Mini-Docs series comes from musician and writer Jake Anderson, who explores the niche music genres which find an increasing...
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- 1902
Accident on the Great Schreckhorn
Accident on the Great Schreckhorn01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1919
Up-to-Date Manila
Up-to-Date Manila01919HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 14th, 1919.
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