In the Shadow of Karakorum
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.
Release date
03/08/1955
Votes
1
Popularity
0.8
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Self - Narrator [West Germany & Austria] (voice)
Otto Mellies
Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)
Mathias Rebitsch
Self - Expedition Leader
Wolfgang Pillewizer
Self - Scientific Director
Paul Bernett
Self - Expedition Doctor
Anderl Heckmair
Self - Expedition Member
Karl Heckler
Self - Expedition Member (†)
Gerhard Klamert
Self - Expedition Member
Dolf Meyer
Self - Expedition Member
Karl Heinz Pfaffen
Self - Expedition Member
Hans-Jochen Schneider
Self - Expedition Member
Karl Wienert
Self - Expedition Member
Hans Zeitter
Self - Expedition Member
Eugen Schuhmacher
Self - Cameraman
Martin Schliessler
Self - Cameraman
Original Soundtrack
Loading soundtrack videos…
A Calling to Care
Blindsight
National Geographic - Everest, Una Sfida Lunga 50 Anni
Storm Over Everest
Magnetic Mountains
Fine Lines
Tissalatine - Le Rappel Du Hoggar
How Gay Is Pakistan?
Diamir - The Bewitched of Nanga Parbat
La République nous appelle
Jannu, Chronicle of a Conquest
The Ravier Brothers - The Pyrenees Adventure
2T on Paiju Peak
Jòlha Ròc, following in the footsteps of the Ravier brothers
Entre Ciel et Neige
Pyreneism Yesterday And Today
Valley Uprising
Sentinel - The West Face
Aventure à Bleau
The Balcony Movie