On the ruins of paradise

Movie
Original title	On the ruins of paradise
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1920
length	90 minutes
Rod
Director	Josef Stein
script	Marie Luise Droop
production	Marie Luise Droop
camera	Josef Rona
occupation
	Carl de Vogt : Kara Ben Nemsi / Abdul Malik; Meinhart Maur : Hajji Halef Omar / Saduk; Gustav Kirchberg : Hassan Ardschir / ; Hussein Mohammed; Dora Gerson : Dschana Arjir Mirza; Clare Lotto : Benda Ardschir Mirza; Tronier Funder : Selim Aga; Anna von Palen : Marah Durimeh; Erwin Baron : Jesid , Omram; Beate Herwigh : Hafsa, Hussein's wife; Friedrich Berger : Obeidullah, a warrior of Yezid; Bela Lugosi in a supporting role;

On the Rubble of Paradise is a German silent film by Josef Stein from 1920. It is based on the chapter The Raid from the novel Von Bagdad nach Stambul by Karl May . Its world premiere took place on October 7, 1920 in the Kammer-Lichtspiele in Dresden .

action

Kara Ben Nemsi rushes to the aid of a Persian travel company attacked by Kurds. This is the external framework narrated by one of the saved. Interwoven with this is a dream that Kara Ben Nemsi has. In it, Marah Durimeh lets him look back through a mystical crystal to the early days of the Muslim religion.

Remarks

Producer Marie Luise Droop knew Karl May personally. She ran with her husband Dr. Adolf Droop formed the Karl May Association from 1913 to 1915 after May's death. She managed to get Karl May's widow, Klara May , excited about a film adaptation. For this purpose she founded “Ustad-Film” in 1920 ( Ustad is a character from the Karl May tetralogy of the same name).

The film was announced as “a picture from distant zones in 6 acts” and was actually shot as the second in a small series of Karl May films from Ustad-Film, but was shown first. The premiere took place in Dresden as a tribute to Karl May . Klara May was present at the performance.

The film was not a commercial success. No copies of the film can currently be found. It is therefore considered lost .

literature

Michael Petzel: Karl May film book. Stories and pictures from the German dream factory. Karl-May-Verlag, Bamberg et al. 1998, ISBN 3-7802-0153-4 .

Web links

On the Brink of Paradise in the Internet Movie Database (English)
On the ruins of paradise at filmportal.de


Early work (1875–1883)	The Book of Love • Geographical sermons (in “ Schacht und Hütte ”) • The two Quitzow's last voyages • Caught on the sea • Scepter and hammer • In the far west • The Ranger • The Jewel Island Groups of shorter texts: adventure stories (including Old Firehand • The Oil Prince ) • Erzgebirge village stories • Stories about the old Dessauer • Historical stories • Humoresques
Colportage novels (1882–1888)	The forest rose • The Uhlan's love • The lost son • German hearts - German heroes • The way to happiness
Travel stories (1892–1899)	Through desert and harem ( Through the desert ) • Through wild Kurdistan • From Baghdad to Stambul • In the gorges of the Balkans • Through the land of the Skipetaren • The Schut • Winnetou I – III • Oranges and dates • On the Pacific Ocean • On the Rio de la Plata • In the Cordillera • Old Surehand I • Old Surehand II • In the land of the Mahdi I – III • Old Surehand III • Satan and Ischariot I – III • On strange paths • “Christmas!” • In the realm of the silver lion I- II • On the afterlife special case: The rose of Kaïrwan
Youth narratives (1887–1897)	The son of the bear hunter • The spirit of the Llano estakado • Kong-Kheou, the word of honor ( The blue-red Methuselah ) • The slave caravan • The treasure in the Silver Lake • The legacy of the Inca • The oil prince • The black mustang Groups of shorter texts: illustration texts • Texts below the pseudonym Hobble-Frank
Late work (1900–1910)	Heavenly thoughts • In the realm of the silver lion III • Erzgebirge village stories • In the realm of the silver lion IV • And peace on earth! • Babel and the Bible • Ardistan and Jinnistan I – II • Winnetou IV • My life and striving
Other works (1896–1912)	The joys and sorrows of a widely read person • Serious sounds (contains, among others, Ave Maria ) • Three questions of humanity • Sitara, the land of the human soul • Up into the realm of noble men


cinemamovies	On the ruins of paradise (1920) • The death caravan (1920) • The devil worshipers (1920) • Through the desert (1936) • The slave caravan (1958) • The lion of Babylon (1959) • The treasure in the Silver Lake (1962) • Winnetou Part 1 (1963) • Old Shatterhand (1964) • The Schut (1964) • Winnetou Part 2 (1964) • Among Vultures (1964) • The Aztec Treasure (1965) • The Pyramid of the Sun God (1965) • The Oil Prince (1965) • Through wild Kurdistan (1965) • Winnetou 3rd part (1965) • Old Surehand 1st part (1965) • In the realm of the silver lion (1965) • The legacy of the Inca (1966) • Winnetou and the Half-blood Apanatschi (1966) • Winnetou and his friend Old Firehand (1966) • Winnetou and Shatterhand in the valley of the dead (1968) • The trail leads to the Silver Lake (1990) • WinneToons - The legend of the treasure in the Silver Lake (2009)
Television series and films	With Karl May in the Orient (1963) • Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi (1973/75) • My friend Winnetou (1980) • The bush ghost (1986) • Hello - here Karl May / Bärenstark (1987) • Prairie hunters in Mexico (1988) • Winnetou (1996) • Winnetou's Return (1998) • WinneToons (2002) • Winnetou - The Myth Lives (2016)
Adaptations of the biography	Acquittal for Old Shatterhand (1965) • Karl May (feature film, 1974) • Karl May (TV series, 1992)