Movie Description
Im Schatten des Karakorum
(1955)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Eugen Schuhmacher
- Writer : Mathias Rebitsch,Eugen Schuhmacher
- Cast : Ernst Fritz Fürbringer,Otto Mellies,Mathias Rebitsch,Wolfgang Pillewizer,Paul Bernett,Anderl Heckmair,Karl Heckler,Gerhard Klamert,Dolf Meyer,Karl Heinz Pfaffen,Hans-Jochen Schneider,Karl Wienert,Hans Zeitter,Eugen Schuhmacher,Martin Schliessler
Cast
Self - Narrator [West Germany & Austria] (voice)
Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)
Self - Expedition Leader
Self - Scientific Director
Self - Expedition Doctor
Self - Expedition Member
Self - Expedition Member (†)
Self - Expedition Member
Self - Expedition Member
Self - Expedition Member
Self - Expedition Member
Self - Expedition Member
Self - Expedition Member
Self - Cameraman
Self - Cameraman
Posters
Facts
Original TitleIm Schatten des Karakorum
Status Released
Release Information
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1955-08-03
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 27m
Production CompaniesEugen Schuhmacher Produktion
Genres
- Documentary
