Cervino 1901

Cervino 1901

1903
12m
10.0

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Overview

On September 28th, 1903, the Urban Mountaineering Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, left Zermatt to attempt the conquest of the Matterhorn. On the 29th, the conquest was completed by the filming of the panorama from the actual summit of the mountain. The film consists of 20 scenes and illustrates the whole ascent from Zermatt through the Hornli Ridge. A copy of the film was found in Zermatt in 1953 and was was erroneously attributed to Frederick Burlingham and dated 1901. Since then, the film has been widely publicized as the first mountain film under the title of 'Cervin 1901', but this is incorrect. Ormiston previously had made 'Alpine series' (1901), 'The ascent of Mont Blanc' (1902), 'Climbing the Great Schreckhorn' (1902) and 'Ascent of the Jungfrau' (1903). The pictures and descriptions of the Charles Urban Trading 1903 film catalogue show without any doubt that 'Ascent of the Matterhorn' and 'Cervin 1901' are the same film.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Charles Urban Trading Company
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
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Quick Facts

Original Title Ascent of the Matterhorn
Release Date January 1, 1903
Status Released
Language XX
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Cast

Frank Ormiston-Smith
Frank Ormiston-Smith

Self

Christian Bergener
Christian Bergener

Self

Gabriel Zum Taugwald
Gabriel Zum Taugwald

Self

Joseph Taugwalder
Joseph Taugwalder

Self

Peter Perren
Peter Perren

Self

Felix Julen
Felix Julen

Self

M. Detleffson
M. Detleffson

Self

Alexandre Seiler
Alexandre Seiler

Self

Key Crew

Frank Ormiston-Smith
Director
Charles Urban
Producer