Scaling the Jungfrau
Synopsis
A record of the ascent of the Jungfrau by Frederick Burlingham accompanied by four mountain guides. The film starts with panoramics of the Eiger North Face from Kleine Scheidegg. The party begin the climb from the Jungfraujoch Station crossing the Jungfrau Firn and reaching the summit of the Jungfrau by the steep Roththal Sattel. Frederick Burlingham was a traveller cinematographer and one of the mountain film pioneers. Continuing the mountain film tradition established by Ormiston-Smith, Burlingham filmed several mountaineering films largely in Switzerland, taking mountain film in a new direction of immediacy and perceived peril. In the early history of factual filmmaking, Burlingham played a substantial role in developing the related genres of the mountaineering and the exploration film.
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Jungfrau Expedition, 1920s - Film 1420
Type: Clip • Published 2017-09-11
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Frederick Burlingham
- Original Title
- Scaling the Jungfrau
- Country of Origin
- Switzerland
- Release Date
- 01/01/1915
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 13m
- Production Studios
- Burlingham Travel Pictures, Rex Motion Picture Company
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Frederick Burlingham
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Frederick Burlingham
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What is Scaling the Jungfrau about?
A record of the ascent of the Jungfrau by Frederick Burlingham accompanied by four mountain guides. The film starts with panoramics of the Eiger North Face from Kleine Scheidegg. The party begin the climb from the Jungfraujoch Station crossing the Jungfrau Firn and reaching the summit of the Jungfrau by the steep Roththal Sattel. Frederick Burlingham was a traveller cinematographer and one of the mountain film pioneers. Continuing the mountain film tradition established by Ormiston-Smith, Burlingham filmed several mountaineering films largely in Switzerland, taking mountain film in a new direction of immediacy and perceived peril. In the early history of factual filmmaking, Burlingham played a substantial role in developing the related genres of the mountaineering and the exploration film.
Who directed Scaling the Jungfrau?
Scaling the Jungfrau was directed by Frederick Burlingham.
Who stars in Scaling the Jungfrau?
The principal cast of Scaling the Jungfrau includes Frederick Burlingham.
When was Scaling the Jungfrau released and how long is it?
Scaling the Jungfrau was released in 1915 with a total runtime of 13m.