In the Shadow of Karakorum (1955)
1h 27m
Running Time
August 3, 1955Release Date
In the Shadow of Karakorum (1955)
1h 27m
Running Time
August 3, 1955Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Self - Narrator [West Germany & Austria] (voice)
Otto Mellies
Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)
Mathias Rebitsch
Self - Expedition Leader / Writer
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 / Director / Writer / Director of Photography
Martin Schliessler
Self - Cameraman / Director of Photography
Erich Bender
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 3, 1955
Original NameIm Schatten des Karakorum
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 27m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
pakistan
people
mountaineer
mountaineering
karakoram
valley
mountains
mountain film
Wiki.
The 1955 documentary Im Schatten des Karakorum was directed by Eugen Schuhmacher and focused on the German-Austrian expedition to the central Asian mountain chain.