Alpine Refuges (1943)

Documentary on alpine refuges and the life of mountaineers. The film begins with images recreating vintage mountain climbers that end up spending a night in a fortune shelter. Then the scene is linked with images of a current refuge and explains how refuges are today, showing models and images of real refuges and explaining how life is in them and the role they play in mountaineering. The film was produced in 1942 by the Instituto Nazionale Luce during the Italian Fascist regime.

• Release Date: 1943-01-01
• Runtime: 0h 12min
• Production Company: Istituto Luce Cinecittà
• Production Country: Italy
• Director: Fernando Cerchio