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The Treasure of the Aztecs
The Treasure of the Aztecs (German: Der Schatz der Azteken) is a 1965 western adventure film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lex Barker, Gérard Barray and Michèle Girardon. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany. It was based on a novel by Karl May, part of a boom in adaptations of the author's works during the decade.[1] It was followed by a second part The Pyramid of the Sun God (1965).
| The Treasure of the Aztecs | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Siodmak |
| Written by | Karl May (novel) Ladislas Fodor Robert A. Stemmle Georg Marischka |
| Produced by | Artur Brauner Götz Dieter Wulf |
| Starring | Lex Barker Gérard Barray Michèle Girardon |
| Cinematography | Siegfried Hold |
| Edited by | Walter Wischniewsky |
| Music by | Erwin Halletz |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Gloria Film |
Release date | 4 March 1965 |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Countries | West Germany France Italy |
| Language | German |
It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Barcelona and Yugoslavia. The film sets were designed by the art directors Hertha Hareiter and Otto Pischinger. It was made in Eastmancolor.
Cast edit
- Lex Barker as Dr. Karl Sternau
- Gérard Barray as Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla
- Rik Battaglia as Captain Lazaro Verdoja
- Michèle Girardon as Josefa Cortejo
- Alessandra Panaro as Rosita Arbellez
- Theresa Lorca as Karja
- Ralf Wolter as Andreas Hasenpfeffer
- Fausto Tozzi as Benito Juarez
- Hans Nielsen as Don Pedro Arbellez
- Gustavo Rojo as Lieutenant Potoca
- Kelo Henderson as Frank Wilson
- Jean-Roger Caussimon as Marshal Bazaine
- Friedrich von Ledebur as Count Fernando di Rodriganda y Sevilla
- Vladimir Popovic as Black Deer
- Jeff Corey as Abraham Lincoln
- Djordje Nenadovic as Count Embarez
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Bergfelder p.188
Bibliography edit
- Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
External links edit
- The Treasure of the Aztecs at IMDb