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Hans Gmoser film collection

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14417

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2014

Publisher: Banff, Alberta, Canada : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies ; Canmore, Alberta : Sky Light Pictures

Call Number: 01.5 H3 DVD; 01.5 H3 DVD c.2

Responsibility: producer, script writer Hans Gmoser ; executive producers Marge Saul, Chic Scott ; producer, editor, director Will Schmidt; Hans Gmoser original scripts narrated by Michael Hintringer

Publisher: Banff, Alberta, Canada : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies ; Canmore, Alberta : Sky Light Pictures

Published Date: 2014

Physical Description: 10 digital video discs : sound, colour ; 12 cm + 1 booklet

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Film making; Films; Gmoser, Hans; Helicopter Skiing; McKinley, Mount; Mountaineering; Robson, Mount; Wiegele, Mike

Abstract: During the 1950s and 60s the late Hans Gmoser produced ten feature length films of ski touring, rock climbing and mountaineering adventures—capturing the alpine magic of the era. Hans Gmoser was one of the greatest mountain filmmakers in North America. Hans Gmoser donated his films to the Whyte Museum Archives in the 1990s. Hans Gmoser passed away in 2006, and in 2009 the Hans Gmoser Film Project was initiated when Chic Scott and Marg Saul, a Calgary Mountaineer, decided to pull the films from the Archives of the Whyte Museum and revive them. This project came with a number of significant challenges. Firstly, the films had to be digitized and then have music and narration added to them. One of the greatest concerns was to make sure these new editions were inline with the original films. Will Schmidt of Sky Light Productions was hired. Hans had originally given live narrations with the films during the original screenings, so his nephew Michael Hintringer, was used to narrate, using Hans' original scripts. Thanks to the tireless work of Chic Scott, Marg Saul, Will Schmidt and multiple donors the Hans Gmoser Film Preservation Project was completed in 2014. The set not only contains the ten films but also new interviews by Chic Scott with some of the stars of the films.

Notes: Disc 1 (75 min.): With skis and rope (1957-1958) ; contains interviews with Renate Belczyk and Leo Grillmair; Disc 2 (82 min.): Vegabonds of the mountains (1959-1960) ; contains interviews with Renate Belczyk, Karl Ricker, Philippe Deledalle, and Leo Grillmair; Disc 3 (62 min.): Of skiers and mountains (1961-1962) ;contains interviews with Jim Davies, Philippe Delesalle, and Jim McConkey; Disc 4 (56 min.): Deep powder and steep rock (1961-1962) ; contains interviews with Franz Dopf, Scott Henderson, and Jim McConkey; Disc 5 (58 min.): To the forbidden snowfields ; contains interviews with Jim Davies, Jim McConkey, and Mike Wiegele; Disc 6 (88 min.): Skis over McKinley (1963-1964) ; contains interviews with Linda Crutchfield and Gunti Prinz; Disc 7 (75 min.): Adventure bound (1964-1965) ; contains interviews with Linda Crutchfield, Lilo Fuhrer, Leo Grillmair, and Scott Henderson; Disc 8 (82 min.): Roving skiers (1965-1966) ;contains interviews with Jim Davies, Margaret Gmoser, Leo Grillmair, Scott Henderson, and Jim McConkey; Disc 9 (73 min.): High road to skiing (1966-1967) ;contains interviews with Jim Davies, Lloyd Gallagher, Margaret Gmoser, and Scott Henderson; Disc 10 (67 min.): Rendezvous in the Selkirks (1967-1968) ;contains interviews with Linda Crutchfield, Lloyd Gallagher, Scott Henderson, and Jim McConkey; Summary: Hans Gmoser was one of the greatest mountain filmmakers in North America. During the 1950s and 60s he produced 10 feature length films of ski touring, rock climbing and mountaineering adventures, capturing the alpine magic of the era. Now, after 50 years, it is once again possible to view these historic films, complete with classical music soundtrack and narration.