In the Shadow of Karakorum

In the Shadow of Karakorum (1955)

9.0 87 min Movie
Documentary

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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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

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