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In the Shadow of Karakorum

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Calorie Rating: 122
Released: 1955-08-03
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Studios: Eugen Schuhmacher Produktion,


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.

Director / Directors



Cast

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Character: Self - Narrator [West Germany & Austria] (voice)
Otto Mellies
Character: Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)
Mathias Rebitsch
Character: Self - Expedition Leader

Wolfgang Pillewizer
Character: Self - Scientific Director
Paul Bernett
Character: Self - Expedition Doctor
Anderl Heckmair
Character: Self - Expedition Member

Karl Heckler
Character: Self - Expedition Member (†)
Gerhard Klamert
Character: Self - Expedition Member
Dolf Meyer
Character: Self - Expedition Member

Karl Heinz Pfaffen
Character: Self - Expedition Member
Hans-Jochen Schneider
Character: Self - Expedition Member
Karl Wienert
Character: Self - Expedition Member

Hans Zeitter
Character: Self - Expedition Member
Eugen Schuhmacher
Character: Self - Cameraman
Martin Schliessler
Character: Self - Cameraman


Production and Crew

Erich Bender
Original Music Composer

Eugen Schuhmacher
Director of Photography
Martin Schliessler
Director of Photography