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The Throne of the Gods
Record of the international expedition to climb Kangchenjunga in 1930. The German-Austrian-British expedition, led by Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth, had come from the Nepalese side and tried to reach the North Ridge via its NW face after failing in the north face, where the sherpa Chettan was killed in an avalanche. The attempt failed but the team made the first ascents of Rathong (6678m) and Jongsong Peak (7483m), and also climbed the Southwest peak of Nepal Peak.
Crew and Cast
Günther Oskar DyhrenfurthDirector · Expedition leader & lecturer · Germany (as Professor Dr. Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth)
Hettie DyrenfurthExpedition participant · Germany
Hermann HoerlinExpedition participant · Germany
Helmuth RicherExpedition participant · Germany (as Dr. Helmuth Richer)
Ulrich WielandExpedition participant · Germany
John HannahExpedition participant: England
George Wood JohnsonExpedition participant: England
Frank SmytheExpedition participant: EnglandErwin SchneiderExpedition participant: Austria
Charles-Georges DuvanelExpedition participant: Switzerland
Marcel KurzExpedition participant: Switzerland
Lowell ThomasNarrator (USA)You Might Also Like
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Info
- Original title
- Himatschal - Der Thron der Götter
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 10 March 1931
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
Production
- Director
- Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth
- Writers
- Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth
- Studios
- Transocean-Film-Co.
- Countries
- Germany
Languages
- Original
- German
- Spoken
- German