In the Shadow of the Karakorum
19551h 27m9.0
Documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- Austria
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Eugen Schuhmacher
- Writing
- Eugen Schuhmacher, Mathias Rebitsch
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Aug 3, 1955
- Studio
- Eugen Schuhmacher Produktion
Cast
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Self - Narrator [West Germany & Austria] (voice)
Otto Mellies
Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)
Mathias Rebitsch
Self - Expedition Leader
Wolfgang Pillewizer
Self - Scientific Director
Paul Bernett
Self - Expedition Doctor
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
Hans-Jochen Schneider
Self - Expedition Member
Karl Wienert
Self - Expedition Member
Hans Zeitter
Self - Expedition Member
Eugen Schuhmacher
Self - Cameraman
Martin Schliessler
Self - Cameraman
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