Excelsior (1931)
The Throne of the Gods
1931 · 1h 22m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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…
Director: Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth
Writers: Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth
Music by: Wolfgang Zeller
Cinematography: Charles-Georges Duvanel, Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth
Editor: Richard Hutter, Charles-Georges Duvanel
Cast
Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth as Self - Expedition leader & lecturer, Germany (as Professor Dr. Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth)Hettie Dyrenfurth as Self - Expedition participant, GermanyHermann Hoerlin as Self - Expedition participant, GermanyHelmuth Richer as Self - Expedition participant, Germany (as Dr. Helmuth Richer)Ulrich Wieland as Self - Expedition participant, GermanyJohn Hannah as Self - Expedition participant: EnglandGeorge Wood Johnson as Self - Expedition participant: EnglandFrank Smythe as Self - Expedition participant: EnglandErwin Schneider as Self - Expedition participant: AustriaCharles-Georges Duvanel as Self - Expedition participant: SwitzerlandMarcel Kurz as Self - Expedition participant: SwitzerlandLowell Thomas as Narrator (USA)More like this
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