Demon of the Himalayas
Seen it?1935 | 92 min | Adventure, Horror, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who's ever wondered how they'd survive and fans of a good haunting. The tension comes from simply getting through the next day. Liked 127 Hours or Everest? This is a good next one. The scares come from the creaks and shadows as much as the jumps.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Keeps the tension tight, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1935: an older pace and style.
- Not one for anyone who hates jump scares.
German film about a Himalayan expedition and the search for a mountain spirit, who guarded, according to the tradition of the locals, the peaks of high mountains. The long-lost and recently rediscovered and restored film is now a unique cinematic document because it is the first feature film that was shot directly in the Himalayas (up to 6400 m altitude). Hans Ertl even turned his Bell & Howell to the main summit of Sia Kangri, 7422m. Likewise, the film contains footage from India and Tibet, from a time long before the emergence of mass tourism. Some of the footage was later recycled in ‘Lost horizon’ (1937) by Frank Capra and in ‘Storm over Tibet’ (1952).
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrew Marton
- Gustav DiesslDr. Norman - Ethnologe
- Erika DannhoffAnne
- Günther Oskar DyhrenfurthProfessor Wille - Leiter der Internationalen Himalaya-Expedition
- Jarmila VackováEllen - his Wife
- Hans WinzelerDr. Winkler - Expedition doctor
- Hans ErtlHans - junger Bergsteiger der Himalaya-Expedition
- Albert HöchtBertl - junger Bergsteiger der Himalaya-Expedition
- André RochAndré - junger Bergsteiger der Himalaya-Expedition
- James BelaieffJimmy - junger Bergsteiger der Himalaya-Expedition
- Piero GhiglioneDer italienische Bergsteiger und Journalist