Excelsior(1931)
The Throne of the Gods
Synopsis
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.
Directed by Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth
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Cast
Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth
Self - Expedition leader & lecturer, Germany (as Professor Dr. Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth)
Hettie Dyrenfurth
Self - Expedition participant, Germany
Hermann Hoerlin
Self - Expedition participant, Germany
Helmuth Richer
Self - Expedition participant, Germany (as Dr. Helmuth Richer)
Ulrich Wieland
Self - Expedition participant, Germany
John Hannah
Self - Expedition participant: England
George Wood Johnson
Self - Expedition participant: England
Frank Smythe
Self - Expedition participant: England
Erwin Schneider
Self - Expedition participant: Austria
Charles-Georges Duvanel
Self - Expedition participant: Switzerland
Marcel Kurz
Self - Expedition participant: Switzerland
Lowell Thomas
Narrator (USA)
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Excelsior was released in 1931.
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Excelsior runs for 82 minutes (1 hour and 22 minutes).
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Excelsior was directed by Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth.
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Excelsior stars Günther Oskar Dyhrenfurth, Hettie Dyrenfurth, Hermann Hoerlin, Helmuth Richer and Ulrich Wieland.
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