In the Shadow of Karakorum

In the Shadow of Karakorum (1955)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1955-08-03
  • Runtime: 1h 27min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Eugen Schuhmacher Produktion
  • Production Country: Austria, Germany
  • Director: Eugen Schuhmacher

Summary

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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  • Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

    as Self - Narrator [West Germany & Austria] (voice)
  • Otto Mellies

    as Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)
  • Mathias Rebitsch

    as Self - Expedition Leader
  • Wolfgang Pillewizer

    as Self - Scientific Director
  • Paul Bernett

    as Self - Expedition Doctor
  • Anderl Heckmair

    as Self - Expedition Member
  • Karl Heckler

    as Self - Expedition Member (†)
  • Gerhard Klamert

    as Self - Expedition Member
  • Dolf Meyer

    as Self - Expedition Member
  • Karl Heinz Pfaffen

    as Self - Expedition Member
  • Hans-Jochen Schneider

    as Self - Expedition Member
  • Karl Wienert

    as Self - Expedition Member
  • Hans Zeitter

    as Self - Expedition Member
  • Eugen Schuhmacher

    as Self - Cameraman
  • Martin Schliessler

    as Self - Cameraman
Writing Eugen Schuhmacher Writer
Writing Mathias Rebitsch Writer
Directing Eugen Schuhmacher Director
Sound Erich Bender Original Music Composer
Camera Eugen Schuhmacher Director of Photography
Camera Martin Schliessler Director of Photography

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