The Dark Glow of the Mountains
Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg
Germany • 1985
Director
Synopsis
Werner Herzog’s career-long concern with individuals who test the limits of human achievement receives one of its most extraordinary expressions in this portrait of mountaineers Hans Kammerlander and Reinhold Messner. Following the pair as they embark on an expedition in the formidable Gasherbrum mountains without oxygen tanks, Herzog captures both the majesty and mystery of nature as well as the humble humanity of his subjects—seemingly ordinary men driven by an obsession that borders on madness.
Synopsis
Werner Herzog’s career-long concern with individuals who test the limits of human achievement receives one of its most extraordinary expressions in this portrait of mountaineers Hans Kammerlander and Reinhold Messner. Following the pair as they embark on an expedition in the formidable Gasherbrum mountains without oxygen tanks, Herzog captures both the majesty and mystery of nature as well as the humble humanity of his subjects—seemingly ordinary men driven by an obsession that borders on madness.
Credits
Crew
DirectorWerner Herzog
WriterWerner Herzog
CinematographerRainer Klausmann
ComposerFlorian Fricke, Renate Knaup, Daniel Fichelscher
EditorMaximiliane Mainka
ProducerLucki Stipetić, Werner Herzog