In the Shadow of the Karakorum
Seen it?1955 | 87 min | Documentary
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no 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 27 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
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- AudiencesNot counted
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- AwardsNot counted
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- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Cast & crew
Directed by Eugen Schuhmacher
- Ernst Fritz FürbringerSelf - Narrator [West Germany & Austria] (voice)
- Otto MelliesSelf - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)
- Mathias RebitschSelf - Expedition Leader
- Wolfgang PillewizerSelf - Scientific Director
- Paul BernettSelf - Expedition Doctor
- Anderl HeckmairSelf - Expedition Member
- Karl HecklerSelf - Expedition Member (†)
- Gerhard KlamertSelf - Expedition Member
- Dolf MeyerSelf - Expedition Member
- Karl Heinz PfaffenSelf - Expedition Member