CinemaOSMovie · 1955 · 1h 27m

In the Shadow of the Karakorum

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In 1954, a German-Austrian expedition led by Mathias Rebitsch set off for the difficult-to-access Karakoram Mountains, geographically north of the Himalayas. They come across the Hunza, a people who live in the valley of the same name and believe they are descended from the soldiers of Alexander the Great. The documentary conveys impressions of the poor life of the Hunza people, the harvest, a court hearing, festivals and the children's everyday school life. Finally, the expedition sets off again and sets up its main camp on the moraine ridge of a glacier, where they measure the glacier and the earth's magnetic field. Finally, some men from the research community set off for a sub-peak of Batura.

Directed byEugen Schuhmacher

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
DE
Released
August 3, 1955
Studios
Eugen Schuhmacher Produktion

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Self - Narrator [West Germany & Austria] (voice)

Otto Mellies

Otto Mellies

Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)

Mathias Rebitsch

Self - Expedition Leader

Wolfgang Pillewizer

Self - Scientific Director

Paul Bernett

Self - Expedition Doctor

Anderl Heckmair

Anderl Heckmair

Self - Expedition Member

Karl Heckler

Self - Expedition Member (†)

Gerhard Klamert

Self - Expedition Member

Dolf Meyer

Self - Expedition Member

Karl Heinz Pfaffen

Self - Expedition Member

Creative team
Directed by
Eugen Schuhmacher
Written by
Eugen Schuhmacher
Mathias Rebitsch

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