Skip to content
awatchfun
Sign in
Movie, 1941

The Basic Principles of Skiing

40 min, Documentary, United States of America

Shot in 1941, this black-and-white instructional film (featuring actor Alan Ladd) serves as a veritable time capsule on the history of the sport, with advice on ski design, schussing, lacquer, wax and toe plates.

Details

DirectorOtto Lang, John C. Jay
GenreDocumentary
Runtime40 min
ReleasedSat, Jan 4, 1941
CountryUnited States of America

More like this

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible (2021) poster
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
2021, IMDb 7.3
42 Up
42 Up (1999) poster
42 Up
1999, IMDb 7.6
180° South
180° South (2010) poster
180° South
2010, IMDb 7.2
The Atomic Cafe
The Atomic Cafe (1982) poster
The Atomic Cafe
1982, IMDb 7.3
Everest
Everest (1998) poster
Everest
1998, IMDb 6.7
Sherman's March
Sherman's March (1986) poster
Sherman's March
1986, IMDb 6.3
The Alpinist
The Alpinist (2021) poster
The Alpinist
2021, IMDb 7.8
The Bloody Hundredth
The Bloody Hundredth (2024) poster
The Bloody Hundredth
2024, IMDb 7.2
56 Up
56 Up (2012) poster
56 Up
2012, IMDb 7.2
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017) poster
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
2017, IMDb 6.6
Seduced and Abandoned
Seduced and Abandoned (2013) poster
Seduced and Abandoned
2013, IMDb 6.2
IMAX Hubble
IMAX Hubble (2010) poster
IMAX Hubble
2010, IMDb 7.1
Grizzly Man
Grizzly Man (2005) poster
Grizzly Man
2005, IMDb 7.5
Alone in the Wilderness
Alone in the Wilderness (2004) poster
Alone in the Wilderness
2004, IMDb 7.9
The Basic Principles of Skiing (1941) · awatch.fun