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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Part of Orientzyklus (Ustad-Film) Collection
3 films
Cast
18 people
Carl de Vogt
Kara Ben Nemsi
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Josef Stein
Marie Luise Droop
Gustave Preiss
Erwin Baron
Omram
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Otto Stein
Gustav Kirchberg
Hassan Ardschir Mirza
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Dora Gerson
Dschana Ardschir Mirza
Cläre Lotto
Benda Ardschir Mirza
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Josef Stein Director · Erwin Baron Writer Marie Luise Droop Writer
First release November 16, 1920 · Produced in Germany · Original title Die Todeskarawane
Production
Germany
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Original title
Die Todeskarawane
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · November 16, 1920
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No release date listed for United States.
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