In the Shadow of Karakorum

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Self - Narrator [West Germany & Austria] (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 23%

Otto Mellies

Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 13%

Mathias Rebitsch

Self - Expedition Leader

Age : 78 | Popularity : 0%

Wolfgang Pillewizer

Self - Scientific Director

Age : 87 | Popularity : 0%

Paul Bernett

Self - Expedition Doctor

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Anderl Heckmair

Self - Expedition Member

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Karl Heckler

Self - Expedition Member (†)

Age : 47 | Popularity : 0%

Gerhard Klamert

Self - Expedition Member

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Eugen Schuhmacher
Writing	Writer	Eugen Schuhmacher Mathias Rebitsch
Sound	Original Music Composer	Erich Bender
Camera	Director of Photography	Eugen Schuhmacher Martin Schliessler
Department	Role	Name

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