Caravan of Death (1920)
Caravan of Death (1920)
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.

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Carl de Vogt Carl de Vogt As: Kara Ben Nemsi
Meinhart Maur Meinhart Maur As: Hadschi Halef Omar
Erwin Baron Erwin Baron As: Omram
Gustav Kirchberg Gustav Kirchberg As: Hassan Ardschir Mirza
Dora Gerson Dora Gerson As: Dschana Ardschir Mirza
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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.


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Genres: Drama

Language: No Language

Release Date: 16 November 1920

Country: DE

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Carl de Vogt

Carl de Vogt

Kara Ben Nemsi

Meinhart Maur

Meinhart Maur

Hadschi Halef Omar

Erwin Baron

Erwin Baron

Omram

Gustav Kirchberg

Gustav Kirchberg

Hassan Ardschir Mirza

Dora Gerson

Dora Gerson

Dschana Ardschir Mirza

Cläre Lotto

Cläre Lotto

Benda Ardschir Mirza

Maximilian Werrak

Maximilian Werrak

Tschaschefsky

Karl Kuszar

Karl Kuszar

Kepek

Erna Felsneck

Erna Felsneck

Amina

Anna von Palen

Anna von Palen

Marah Durimeh

Beate Herwigh

Beate Herwigh

Hafsa

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Scheik

Arthur Kraußneck

Arthur Kraußneck

Tschaschefsky

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Josef Stein

Josef Stein

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Gustave Preiss

Gustave Preiss

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Otto Stein

Otto Stein

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