Vers les Cimes

Name: Vers les Cimes
Director: Charles-Georges Duvanel
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1940-01-01

Par le chemin de fer vers les plus hauts sommets des Alpes

1940 · 28 min · Documentary

Vers les Cimes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in the Bernese Alps. It was directed by Charles-Georges Duvanel in 1940 and produced by Cinégram.

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