Legacy of the Incas

Legacy of the Incas
Legacy of the Incas
Directed by	Georg Marischka
Written by	Karl May (novel); Winfried Groth; Georg Marischka; Franz Marischka;
Produced by	Alberto Grimaldi, Franz Marischka, Carl Szokoll
Starring	Guy Madison Rik Battaglia; Heinz Erhardt;
Cinematography	Siegfried Hold, Juan Mariné Bruguera
Edited by	Anneliese Artelt, Enzo Alabiso
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production; companies	Boyana Film; Franz Marischka Film; Orbita Films; Produzioni Europee Associate; Studija Za Igralni Filmi; Tritone Cinematografica; Órbita Films;
Distributed by	Universal Films Española; Nora-Filmverleih;
Release date	21 August 1965;
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Spain; Italy; Bulgaria; West Germany;
Language	German

Legacy of the Incas (German: Das Vermächtnis des Inka) is a 1965 adventure film directed by Georg Marischka and starring Guy Madison, Rik Battaglia, and Heinz Erhardt.^[1] It was made as a co-production between Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, and West Germany. It is based on the 1892 novel of the same name by Karl May, and was part of a boom in adaptations of the writer's work.^[2]

Location shooting took place in Peru, Spain and Bulgaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio.

Synopsis

In nineteenth century Peru, two envoys are sent by the government to negotiate with descendants of the Incas and other tribes to stave off a rebellion. Meanwhile, a bandit who killed an Inca priest several years prior seeks to exploit the unrest to his own advantage.

Cast

Guy Madison as Jaguar / Karl Hansen
Rik Battaglia as Antonio Perillo
Fernando Rey as President Castillo
William Rothlein as Haukaropora
Francisco Rabal as Gambusino
Heinz Erhardt as Professor Morgenstern
Chris Howland as Don Parmesan
Walter Giller as Fritz Kiesewetter
Geula Nuni as Graziella
Carlo Tamberlani as Anciano
Raf Baldassarre as Geronimo
Santiago Rivero as Minister Ruiz
Ingeborg Schöner as Mrs. Ruiz
Lyubomir Dimitrov as El Brazo Valiente
Bogomil Simeonov as Grosso

References

^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 113.
^ Bergfelder, p. 252.

Bibliography

Bergfelder, Tim (2005) [2004]. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-539-2.
Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.

External links

Legacy of the Incas at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEBockBergfelder113-1] Bock & Bergfelder, p. 113.

[FOOTNOTEBergfelder252-2] Bergfelder, p. 252.

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