Demon of the Himalayas

Demon of the Himalayas
Directed by	Andrew Marton
Written by	Eberhard Frowein Fritz Rau Mila Rau
Produced by	Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth
Starring	Gustav Diessl Erika Dannhoff Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth Jarmila Marton
Cinematography	Richard Angst
Music by	Arthur Honegger
Production company	Tramontana
Distributed by	Tobis Film
Release date	16 March 1935(1935-03-16)
Countries	Germany Switzerland
Language	German

Demon of the Himalayas(German:Der Dämon des Himalaya) is a 1935 German-Swiss co-productionadventure filmdirected byAndrew Martonand starringGustav Diessl,Erika Dannhoff,andGünter Oskar Dyhrenfurth.It is part of theMountain filmgenre which was popular during the era.

Interior filming took place at theGrunewald StudiosinBerlinwith sets designed by theart directorsFritz MaurischatandKarl Weber.Location shootingwas done during the 1934 International Himalayan Expedition and a number of the Expedition's participants appeared in the film. The film premiered inZürichin March 1935.It received a mixed reception from critics.It was remade inHollywoodby Marton in 1952 asStorm Over Tibet.

Cast

• Gustav Diesslas Doctor Norman, Ethnologist
• Erika Dannhoffas Anne
• Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurthas Professor Wille
• Jarmila Martonas Ellen
• Hans Winzeleras Doctor Winkler
• Hans Ertlas Hans
• Albert Höchtas Bertl
• André Rochas André
• James Belaieffas Jimmy
• Piero Ghiglioneas Der italienische Bergsteiger und Journalist
• Dalibas Tibetanischer Träger
• Achmadas Tibetanischer Träger

Bibliography

• Holt, Lee Wallace (May 2008).Mountains, Mountaineering and Modernity: A Cultural History of German and Austrian Mountaineering, 1900–1945(PDF)(PhD). Austin: University of Texas.hdl:2152/3901.
• Pitts, Michael R. (2010).Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928–1982.Jefferson, NC: McFarland.ISBN978-0-7864-4447-2.

External links

• Demon of the HimalayasatIMDb