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1935-03-16
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Overview:
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).
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Details:
- Budget: 0
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- List of countries:
- Switzerland
- Germany
- List of languages:
- German
- List of companies:
- Tramontana
- Vote Count: 1
- Popularity: 1.1869
- Status: Released
- Original title:Der Dämon des Himalaya
