In the Shadow of Karakorum
1955 · 87 min
Documentary
★ 9.0In 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.
Crew
- Director Eugen Schuhmacher
- Writer Mathias Rebitsch
- Writer Eugen Schuhmacher
- Director of Photography Martin Schliessler
- Director of Photography Eugen Schuhmacher
Cast
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Self - Narrator [West Germany & Austria] (voice)
Otto Mellies
Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)
- M
Mathias Rebitsch
Self - Expedition Leader
- W
Wolfgang Pillewizer
Self - Scientific Director
- P
Paul Bernett
Self - Expedition Doctor
Anderl Heckmair
Self - Expedition Member
- K
Karl Heckler
Self - Expedition Member (†)
- G
Gerhard Klamert
Self - Expedition Member
- D
Dolf Meyer
Self - Expedition Member
- K
Karl Heinz Pfaffen
Self - Expedition Member
- H
Hans-Jochen Schneider
Self - Expedition Member
- K
Karl Wienert
Self - Expedition Member
Crew
- Director — Eugen Schuhmacher
- Writer — Mathias Rebitsch
- Writer — Eugen Schuhmacher
- Director of Photography — Martin Schliessler
- Director of Photography — Eugen Schuhmacher
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