Camp of the Damned
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Camp of the Damned |
| Country of production | Federal Republic of Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1962 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ernst von Theumer senior |
| script |
Theo Maria Werner based on an idea by Ernest Roberts |
| production | Ernst von Theumer |
| music | Lothar Nakat |
| camera | Rolf Kästel |
| cut | Waltraut Bamberg |
| occupation | |
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Camp der Verdammten is a German adventure film from 1961 directed by Ernst von Theumer . Hellmut Lange , Christiane Nielsen , Ellen Schwiers and the Turkish actor Ekrem Bora play the main roles in this story on the hunt for a fabulous gold treasure in a royal tomb, which brings no luck to those involved.
action
The former Foreign Legionnaire Harald Birk left for Anatolia to see his friend Toni, who works in an oil camp, again. The men have a sketch of the location of a royal tomb in which ancient treasures are suspected. Upon arrival, he met Kerima, who works in a bar where the oil workers have fun after work. He also met Ingrid there, who was in charge of guest relations. Although the camp is strictly forbidden for women, Ingrid spends time there. Since the foreman Cemal is her friend, she derives special rights for herself.
At the camp where Birk is supposed to introduce himself as the new head mechanic, he immediately clashes with the arrogant Cemal. Toni introduces him to George, an archaeologist whom they call “Professor” at the camp. He was forced to go there because he had carried out unauthorized digs. The two friends tell George about their plan to find an old royal tomb in Olympus and to recover the treasure it is supposed to contain. Since George drinks too much and then becomes talkative, oil workers who are friends with Cemal get wind of the matter and are determined to recover the treasure for their part.
When Harald tells Kerima about his plan and that he has to go, she confesses her love to him and Harald, who reciprocates her feelings, agrees to take her with him. Through Ingrid, who has been watching Harald and Kerima, Cemal learns that Harald and his friends Toni, Peter and George are already implementing their plan and have left in a truck. Cemal also notes that they took a box of dynamite with them.
Cemal is breaking up with Joe and Faso as well as Ingrid. Since they need a ship, they pull Elid the fisherman to their side with the promise to share with him. Ingrid, who has fallen in love with Elid, quickly realizes that they just want to use it. Just as the situation between the men escalates, the different camps collide. Cemal forces a collaboration by threatening to blow them all up with the dynamite he was carrying. Cemal's men sabotage a rope that Peter was tied to and cynically comment on his crash: “One less to share.” Tonis intervenes when Faso wants to rape Kerima, but he pays with his life. Harald drowns the man beside himself with anger.
When Harald discovers that Ingrid has blood poisoning, he and Elid send her to a doctor in Antalya . Shortly afterwards, the men are at their destination, the grave is open. George behaves strangely in the following years. “It is the path of death that we tread, with every step my soul becomes quieter,” he says. Shortly afterwards he throws himself off a wall to his death. A misunderstanding arises between Joe and Cemal that Joe pays with death. Now only Harald and Cemal and Kerima are left. Together they bring the box with the gold treasure to the water and load it into a boat. Since the boat is overloaded, they have to let the gold box go overboard and the boat capsizes. Cemal, who cannot swim, loses his life in the process. Kerima and Harald are picked up by a passing ship.
Production notes
The production company Ernst Ritter von Theumer Film- und Fernsehproduktion is responsible for the film. The premiere of Camp of the Damned took place on March 23, 1962 in several cinemas in Hanover .
Peter Kirsten, who acts as Peter in the film, sings
- The old sheikh
- The clouds are passing
The lyrics are from Joe Lordup. The songs have been published as "melodies on metronome record".
DVD
The film has only been released on VHS video by Taurus so far.
criticism
The lexicon of the international film found that the film was staged "with little tension and bumpy" and that "only the fascinating natural scenery of Anatolia had some charm".
Web links
- Camp of the damned in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Camp of the Damned at filmportal.de
- Camp of the Damned New film program No. 2771
Individual evidence
- ↑ Camp of the Damned ( Memento of the original from August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. VHS video at filmundo.de
- ↑ Camp of the Damned at zweiausendeins.de
