Battle for the Himalaya
1938, German. Directed by Frank Leberecht & Franz Schröder.
Epic documentary about the German expeditions to Nanga Parbat up to 1937. After a first unsuccessful attempt in 1932 and the tragic second expedition led by Willy Merkl in 1934, in 1937 Karl Wien led another expedition to the mountain following the same route as Merkl's expeditions. Progress was made, but more slowly than before due to heavy snowfall. About 14 June seven Germans and nine Sherpas, almost the entire team, were at Camp IV below Rakhiot Peak when it was overrun by an avalanche. All sixteen men died. The film was assembled in 1938 with rescued 16mm material shot during the 1937 attempt and footage from the previous expeditions.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- German
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- Released
- 4 March 1938
- Original title
- Kampf um den Himalaja
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Frank Leberecht
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Who directed Battle for the Himalaya?
Battle for the Himalaya (1938) was directed by Frank Leberecht and Franz Schröder and stars Karl Wien, Pert Frankhauser, Hans Hartmann.