Legacy of the Incas
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Directed by | Georg Marischka |
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Produced by | Alberto Grimaldi, Franz Marischka, Carl Szokoll |
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Cinematography | Siegfried Hold, Juan Mariné Bruguera |
Edited by | Anneliese Artelt, Enzo Alabiso |
Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 113.
- ^ Bergfelder, p. 252.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
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- 1965 films
- 1960s historical adventure films
- West German films
- Films based on German novels
- Films based on works by Karl May
- Films set in the 1870s
- Films set in Peru
- Films shot in Peru
- Films shot in Bulgaria
- 1960s German-language films
- Films scored by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
- Films directed by Georg Marischka
- German historical adventure films
- Italian historical adventure films
- Spanish historical adventure films
- Bulgarian historical films
- 1960s German films
- 1960s Italian films
- 1960s German film stubs
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