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In the Shadow of the Karakorum

9.0(1)19551h 27m2

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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German
  • mountaineer
  • pakistan
  • mountaineering
  • karakoram
  • people
  • valley
  • mountains
  • mountain film

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Austria, Germany

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  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical10 May 1956
  • FinlandFI

    • TV27 Jun 1963
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereBerlin International Film Festival30 Jun 1955
    • Theatrical6West Germany (FRG)3 Aug 1955
    • TheatricalEast Germany (GDR)8 Dec 1957
    • TVWest Germany (Part 1)9 Jan 1959
    • TVWest Germany (Part 2)16 Jan 1959
    • TVEast Germany19 Jul 1959

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In the Shadow of the Karakorum was released on 3 August 1955.

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