In the Shadow of Karakorum

In the Shadow of Karakorum

1955
1h 27m
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Overview

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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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Eugen Schuhmacher Produktion
Production Countries
Austria Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Keywords

mountaineer pakistan mountaineering karakoram people valley mountains mountain film

Quick Facts

Original Title Im Schatten des Karakorum
Release Date August 3, 1955
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0163674

Cast

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

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

Otto Mellies
Otto Mellies

Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)

Mathias Rebitsch
Mathias Rebitsch

Self - Expedition Leader

Wolfgang Pillewizer
Wolfgang Pillewizer

Self - Scientific Director

Paul Bernett
Paul Bernett

Self - Expedition Doctor

Anderl Heckmair
Anderl Heckmair

Self - Expedition Member

Karl Heckler
Karl Heckler

Self - Expedition Member (†)

Gerhard Klamert
Gerhard Klamert

Self - Expedition Member

Dolf Meyer
Dolf Meyer

Self - Expedition Member

Karl Heinz Pfaffen
Karl Heinz Pfaffen

Self - Expedition Member

Hans-Jochen Schneider
Hans-Jochen Schneider

Self - Expedition Member

Karl Wienert
Karl Wienert

Self - Expedition Member

Key Crew

Eugen Schuhmacher
Writer
Mathias Rebitsch
Writer
Eugen Schuhmacher
Director