Skiing’s Best
Relive the golden age of alpine skiing with seven classic titles from
three legendary filmmakers Otto Lang, John Jay and Dick Barrymore in
Classic Ski Films. See five full hours of ski history, from the world’s
very first theatrical ski film premiering at Radio City Music Hall to
European glacier skiing!
Seven Films
Winter Magic Around the World (1946-1970) by John Jay is part global
travelogue and part thrilling ski spectacle while The Best of John Jay
(1946-1970) is a greatest hits compilation covering Vail to Zermatt. The
Basic Principles of Skiing (1941) by Otto Lang was used to train United
States mountain troops. Ski Flight (1938), the first theatrical ski
film, demonstrated the Arlberg System, and Skifully Yours (1939) focused
on the star-studded Sun Valley ski scene in the late ’30s. Dick
Barrymore’s The Performers (1971) ushered in the freestyle revolution
and The Last of the Ski Bums (1967) follows the European exploits of
three footloose American skiers.
Legendary Filmmakers
Otto Lang was an entrepreneur, a ski instructor to the stars and an
Academy Award-nominated documentarian. John Jay was a Rhodes Scholar and
respected ski filmmaker, and is considered the grand-daddy of the modern
ski-film road show. Dick Barrymore was a Los Angeles fireman before he
earned his global reputation as one of the greatest ski filmmakers of
all time.
Total Run Time:
Approx. 5 hours
