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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. 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.
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
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
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Carlo Tamberlani
- Chili
- Legacy of the Incas
- Guy Madison
- Inca architecture
- Ingeborg Schöner
- Inca Empire
- History of the Incas
- Rik Battaglia
- Alberto Grimaldi
- Georg Marischka
- Karl May film adaptations
