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Switzerland the Beautiful
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Switzerland the Beautiful

Oct 2, 1934
0h 8m
★ 0.0

Overview

In this Traveltalk series short we learn that four million ethnic French, German and Italian people live in Switzerland. The Alps and their important part in the country's history is noted. We view vividly-coloured alpine wildflowers which cover the mountain meadows in the spring. We see rushing mountain streams, fed by melting snows, and then learn of colourful alpine chalets and traditional wood-carving amongst other highlights.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

James A. FitzPatrick

Narrator (voice)

James A. FitzPatrick

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