Caravan of Death (1920)

Caravan of Death (1920)

1920-11-16 Germany 0 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Caravan of Death (German: Die Todeskarawane) is a 1920 silent German film, it was an adaptation of the latter half of the Karl May novel From Baghdad to Stamboul, and is now considered to be lost. The film featured Bela Lugosi playing an Arab Sheik pitted against European travellers in an adventure story set in the Sahara. It was the second of three films released by Ustad based on desert adventure novels by Karl May. Although Karl May’s widow praised the film, critics were unimpressed and it was a commercial failure.

Cast

Carl de Vogt is Kara Ben Nemsi
Kara Ben Nemsi
Meinhart Maur is Hadschi Halef Omar
Hadschi Halef Omar
Erwin Baron is Omram
Omram
Gustav Kirchberg is Hassan Ardschir Mirza
Hassan Ardschir Mirza
Dora Gerson is Dschana Ardschir Mirza
Dschana Ardschir Mirza
Cläre Lotto is Benda Ardschir Mirza
Benda Ardschir Mirza
Maximilian Werrak is Tschaschefsky
Tschaschefsky
Karl Kuszar is Kepek
Kepek
Erna Felsneck is Amina
Amina
Anna von Palen is Marah Durimeh
Marah Durimeh
Beate Herwigh is Hafsa
Hafsa
Bela Lugosi is Scheik
Scheik

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