Caravan of Death (film)
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Caravan of Death is a 1920 silent
German film directed by Josef Stein and featuring Carl de Vogt
as Kara Ben Nemsi
. Béla Lugosi
played a supporting role. The film was an adaptation of the Karl May
novel of the same name and is now considered to be lost
.
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German film directed by Josef Stein and featuring Carl de Vogt
Carl de Vogt
Carl de Vogt was a German film actor who starred in four of Fritz Lang's early films. He attended the acting school in Cologne, Germany. Together with acting he was also active as a singer and recorded several discs. His greatest hit was "Der Fremdenlegionär"...
as Kara Ben Nemsi
Kara Ben Nemsi
Kara Ben Nemsi is a fictional character in the works of Karl May, best-selling 19th century German writer...
. Béla Lugosi
Béla Lugosi
Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó , commonly known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen. He was best known for having played Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version, as well as having starred in several of Ed Wood's low budget films in the last years of his...
played a supporting role. The film was an adaptation of the Karl May
Karl May
Karl Friedrich May was a popular German writer, noted mainly for adventure novels set in the American Old West, and similar books set in the Orient and Middle East . In addition, he wrote stories set in his native Germany, in China and in South America...
novel of the same name and is now considered to be lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
.
Cast
- Carl de VogtCarl de VogtCarl de Vogt was a German film actor who starred in four of Fritz Lang's early films. He attended the acting school in Cologne, Germany. Together with acting he was also active as a singer and recorded several discs. His greatest hit was "Der Fremdenlegionär"...
- Kara Ben Nemsi - Meinhart MaurMeinhart MaurMeinhart Maur was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in 44 films between 1919 and 1954.He was born in Hajdúnánás, Hungary and died in London, England.-Selected filmography:* Harakiri * Die Teufelsanbeter...
- Hadschi Halef OmarHadschi Halef OmarHadschi Halef Omar Ben Hadschi Abul Abbas Ibn Hadschi Dawud al Gossarah, literally hajji Halef Omar, son of hajji father-of-Abbas, son of hajji David al Gossarah, is one of Karl May's literary characters...
/ Saduk - Erwin Baron - Omram
- Gustav Kirchberg - Hassan Ardschir Mirza
- Dora GersonDora GersonDora Gerson was a Jewish German cabaret singer and motion picture actress of the silent film era who was murdered with her family at Auschwitz concentration camp.- Life and work :...
- Dschana Ardschir Mirza - Cläre Lotto - Benda Ardschir Mirza
- Maximilian Werrak - Tschaschefsky
- Karl Kuszar - Kepek
- Erna Felsneck - Amina
- Anna von PalenAnna von PalenAnna von Palen was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 74 films between 1915 and 1938.She was born in Perleberg, Germany and died in Berlin.-Selected filmography:* Die Todeskarawane...
- Marah DurimehMarah DurimehMarah Durimeh is a fictional character from Karl May's novels around Kara Ben Nemsi. Her real identity is Ruh'i Kulyan . She is known as Es Sahira to Kurds. Durimeh is a Kurdish princess and widow of a famous king... - Beate Herwigh - Hafsa
- Béla LugosiBéla LugosiBéla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó , commonly known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen. He was best known for having played Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version, as well as having starred in several of Ed Wood's low budget films in the last years of his...
- Scheik - Arthur Kraußneck - Tschaschefsky