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Drame sur les Glaciers de la Blumlisalp (1905)

January 1, 1905 (FR) • Documentary, Drama • —

Overview

In 1905, Félix Mesguich, a young camera operator of the Lumière Brothers, films in the Blumlisalp Glacier, Switzerland, one of the first mountaineering films. A report of the recovery of the bodies of three mountaineers who fell into a crevasse. The film captures the shocking moment in which one of the dead mountaineers opens his eyes when he is hoisted from the edge of the crack. Although the film follows the true rescue expedition, it shows some scenes prepared by the camera. The film caused a big sensation when premiered in the Moulin Rouge in Paris.

Director

Félix Mesguich

Writer

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Top Billed

Dr. Biely

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Status

Released

Original Language

FR

Budget

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Revenue

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