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The Dark Glow of the Mountain (1985)

45m

Running Time

The Dark Glow of the Mountain (1985)

Name: The Dark Glow of the Mountain
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1985-03-09

45m

Running Time

Plot.

Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Hans Kammerlander and Reinhold Messner during their expedition into climbing the Gasherbrum mountains, which has some of the most difficult peaks to be conquered, and they'll do it without the use of oxygen tanks. Herzog also takes some time to hear about their past experiences with other mountains, their personal tragedies and the reasons why they are so involved with such activity.

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Cast & Crew.

Werner Herzog

Self (voice) / Director / Writer / Producer

Reinhold Messner

Self / Second Unit Director of Photography

Hans Kammerlander

Self

Lucki Stipetić

Producer

Rainer Klausmann

Director of Photography

Maximiliane Mainka

Editor

Jorge Vignati

Second Unit Director of Photography

Christine Ebenberger

Sound Engineer

Popol Vuh

Composer

Media.

Details.

Release Date

March 9, 1985

Original Name

Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg

Status

Released

Running Time

45m

Budget

$62,500

Genres

Documentary

Last updated: 2025-05-21

This Movie Is About.

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afghanistan

climbing

mountaineering

Wiki.

The Dark Glow of the Mountains (German: Gasherbrum – Der leuchtende Berg) is a TV documentary made in 1985 by German filmmaker Werner Herzog. It is about an expedition made by mountain climber Reinhold Messner and his partner Hans Kammerlander to climb Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I all in one trip without returning to base camp. The film is not so much concerned with showing the climb itself or giving guidelines on mountaineering, but seeks to reveal the inner motivation of the climbers.