Excelsior
Seen it?1931 | 82 min | Documentary
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 22 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1931: an older pace and style.
Record of the international expedition to climb Kangchenjunga in 1930. The German-Austrian-British expedition, led by Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth, had come from the Nepalese side and tried to reach the North Ridge via its NW face after failing in the north face, where the sherpa Chettan was killed in an avalanche. The attempt failed but the team made the first ascents of Rathong (6678m) and Jongsong Peak (7483m), and also climbed the Southwest peak of Nepal Peak.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth
- Günther Oskar DyhrenfurthSelf - Expedition leader & lecturer, Germany (as Professor Dr. Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth)
- Hettie DyrenfurthSelf - Expedition participant, Germany
- Hermann HoerlinSelf - Expedition participant, Germany
- Helmuth RicherSelf - Expedition participant, Germany (as Dr. Helmuth Richer)
- Ulrich WielandSelf - Expedition participant, Germany
- John HannahSelf - Expedition participant: England
- George Wood JohnsonSelf - Expedition participant: England
- Frank SmytheSelf - Expedition participant: England
- Erwin SchneiderSelf - Expedition participant: Austria
- Charles-Georges DuvanelSelf - Expedition participant: Switzerland