Demon of the Himalayas

A slow, awe-struck climb into thin air and old superstition, with real summit footage lending a documentary chill.

Directed by

Andrew Marton

Genres

Adventure, Horror, Drama

Starring

Gustav Diessl, Erika Dannhoff, Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth

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).

How it feels

Eerie, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Exploration, survival, faith, obsession

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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