Universum: Die Alpen

Documentation on the natural history of the Alps

Episode 1:
Legacy of the ice age

Episode 2:
The conquest of life

Episode 3:
Return of the great hunters

The alps extend over a length of more than 1200 kilometres. Practically no other mountain range in the world can compare to the beauty of this massif in the heart of Europe.
In three episodes “Universum” follows the natural history of the Alps from their geological origins to the present day.

The award-winning Austrian film maker Michael Schlamberger directed this inimitable portrait of the Alps from the Dolomites to Mont Blanc and from the Großglockner to the Matterhorn,