Demon of the Himalayas (1935)

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).

Genre : Adventure, Horror, Drama

Actors : Gustav Diessl, Erika Dannhoff, Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth, Jarmila Vacková, Hans Winzeler, Hans Ertl, Albert Höcht, André Roch

Release Date : 1935-03-16

Duration : 92 menit

Rating : ⭐ 8/10 (1 votes)