Storyline
A pioneering mountaineering film made by Frank Ormiston-Smith for the Warwick Trading Company in 1902. Ormiston-Smith himself led and filmed an expedition of seven men up to the top of Mont Blanc. The party left Chamonix the 23rd of september up to Pierre-Pointue and Grands Mulets and reached the top the 25th. The film consists of 18 scenes including a final scene of the team on the summit. This is the first major mountain film shown widely in cinemas. The mountaineering filming is rudimentary by later standards, but in 1902 it gave audiences moving pictures of places, and altitudes, which they could never expect to witness otherwise.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Frank Ormiston-Smith
Self
Christian Bergener
Self
Frequently Asked Questions
The Ascent of Mont Blanc was released on January 1, 1902.
The runtime of The Ascent of Mont Blanc is 13m.
The Ascent of Mont Blanc is a Documentary movie.
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The Ascent of Mont Blanc was directed by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
The main cast of The Ascent of Mont Blanc includes Frank Ormiston-Smith, Christian Bergener.
The Ascent of Mont Blanc is originally in English.