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In the Shadow of Karakorum

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.

Top 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

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.

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