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190312mFrank Ormiston-Smith
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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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MountainMountaineerSwiss AlpsMountaineeringAlpinismCervinAlpesMatterhornMountain PioneerAlps

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What is Cervino 1901 (1903) about?

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…

Who stars in Cervino 1901?

Cervino 1901 stars Frank Ormiston-Smith (Self), Christian Bergener (Self), Gabriel Zum Taugwald (Self), Joseph Taugwalder (Self), Peter Perren (Self). The film was directed by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

How long is Cervino 1901?

Cervino 1901 has a runtime of 12 min and premiered in 1903.

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