In the Shadow of Karakorum
(1955)

Released: 1955-08-03

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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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Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

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

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Otto Mellies

as Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)

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Mathias Rebitsch

as Self - Expedition Leader

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Wolfgang Pillewizer

as Self - Scientific Director

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Paul Bernett

as Self - Expedition Doctor

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Anderl Heckmair

as Self - Expedition Member

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Karl Heckler

as Self - Expedition Member (†)

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Gerhard Klamert

as Self - Expedition Member

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Dolf Meyer

as Self - Expedition Member

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Karl Heinz Pfaffen

as Self - Expedition Member

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Hans-Jochen Schneider

as Self - Expedition Member

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Karl Wienert

as Self - Expedition Member

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Hans Zeitter

as Self - Expedition Member

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Eugen Schuhmacher

as Self - Cameraman

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Martin Schliessler

as Self - Cameraman

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Erich Bender

Original Music Composer

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Eugen Schuhmacher

Director of Photography

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Martin Schliessler

Director of Photography

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