''Demon of the Himalayas'' (german: Der Dämon des Himalaya) is a 1935 German-Swiss co-production adventure film directed by

Andrew Marton Andrew Marton (born Endre Marton; 26 January 1904 – 7 January 1992) was a Hungarian-American film director. In his career, he directed 39 films and television programs, and worked on 16 as a second unit director, including the chariot race in ...

and starring Gustav Diessl,

Erika Dannhoff Erika Dannhoff (2 December 1909 – 18 June 1996) was a German actress. She played the female lead in the 1935 mountain film ''Demon of the Himalayas''. Selected filmography * '' The Model from Montparnasse'' (1929) * ''The Man with the Frog'' ( ...

, and Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth. It is part of the

Mountain film A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of human against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlighten ...

genre which was popular during the era.

Location shooting Location shooting is the shooting of a film or television production in a real-world setting rather than a sound stage or backlot. The location may be interior or exterior. The filming location may be the same in which the story is set (for ex ...

was done during the 1934 International Himalayan Expedition and a number of the Expedition's participants appeared in the film. The film premiered in

Zürich , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich ...

in March 1935. It received a mixed reception from critics. It was remade in Hollywood by Marton in 1952 as '' Storm Over Tibet''.

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* 1935 films German adventure films Mountaineering films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Andrew Marton Films about Tibet Films set in the Himalayas Tibetan-language films Tobis Film films 1935 adventure films German black-and-white films Swiss black-and-white films 1930s German films {{adventure-film-stub