The death eye of Ceylon

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Movie
German title The death eye of Ceylon
Original title The death eye of Ceylon / Tempesta su Ceylon / Tempête sur Ceylan
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Country of production Federal Republic of Germany , Italy , France
original language German
Publishing year 1963
length 85 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Gerd Oswald
Giovanni Roccardi
script Ludwig Bruckmann
Arnaldo Marrosu
Fabrizio Taglioni
Leopoldo Trieste
production Rapid-Film ( Wolf C. Hartwig ),
Finanziaria Cinematografica Italiana ( Enrico Bomba )
music Francesco De Masi
camera Bitto Albertini
Ugo Peruzzi
cut Anni Lautenbacher
Eva Maria Tittes
occupation

The Eye of Death in Ceylon is a German-Italian-French adventure film from 1963 . The main role is played by the actor Lex Barker, known from the Karl May and Tarzan films . The film was shown in Austria under the title The Secret of the Golden Buddha .

action

A precious ruby ​​disappears during an earthquake; The search for him serves the Maharani of Tungalle as a pretext to track down the will of her husband that is disadvantageous to them. Professor Ferlach is entrusted with the excavation of the buried temple. During the excavations, mysterious things happen and strangers try to impede them. The archaeologist Prof. Ferlach receives unexpected help from the animal catcher Larry Stone and his daughter Helga, who actively help with the research and excavations.

criticism

"Adventurous entertainment cinema that seeks colorful, superficial tension, but only finds the usual colportage elements and a multitude of unbelievable things", so the lexicon of the international film .

Remarks

The recordings took place at original locations in Ceylon and in the Cinecittà studio in Rome and Lazio . On the film production were Italy , Federal Republic of Germany and France , and as a production company Figet , Paris-Europe Productions and Rapid film involved. The shooting lasted from November 27, 1962 to February 1, 1963. The premiere was in Germany on May 31, 1963.

The film is part of a loose adventure series by producer Wolf C. Hartwig , the plot of which is mostly set in Asia. This was the first film that Lex Barker made after the death of his fourth wife Irene Labhardt . Barker was also to star in another film in the series, The Curse of the Maharajah ; but the film wasn't made with a different cast until years later.

The working titles for the film were: The Temple Treasure of Ceylon , Storm over Ceylon , Adventure on Ceylon .

Italian sources lead Giovanni Roccardi as the director responsible for the Italian version of the film, which is listed there as Tempesta su Ceylon .

The German voice of Barker is Wolfgang Eichberger , of Fabrizi Harald Leipnitz .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The death eye of Ceylon. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used