The death caravan

Movie
Original title	The death caravan
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1920
length	92 minutes
Age rating	FSK "released for young people" (FSK did not exist yet)
Rod
Director	Josef Stein
script	Erwin Báron ; Marie Luise Droop
production	Marie Luise Droop
camera	Gustave Preiss ; Otto Stein
occupation
	Carl de Vogt : Kara Ben Nemsi ; Meinhart Maur : Hajji Halef Omar ; Gustav Kirchberg : Hassan Ardschir Mirza; Dora Gerson : Jana, his wife; Bela Lugosi : Sheikh; Claire Lotto : Benda Ardschir Mirza; Arthur Kraussneck : Tschaschefsky; Anna von Palen : Marah Durimeh; Erwin Baron : Omram; Maximilian Werrak : Selim Agha; Karl Huszar : Kepek, his servant; Erna Felsneck : Amina;

The death caravan (subtitle: A film image of the southern sun in 6 acts ) is a German silent film based on motifs from the novel Von Bagdad nach Stambul by Karl May ( Karl May film ) from 1920, directed by Josef Stein . It is the last shot, but the second to be performed, of the three Karl May films by producer Marie-Louise Droop with Carl de Vogt as Kara Ben Nemsi.

The film premiered on November 18, 1920 in Dresden . It had already been shown to the press in Hamburg for two days .

action

“Among the gruesome riddles of the East is a particularly sinister one, the death caravan. Every year an endless line of fanatical Orientals moves to the holy place of pilgrimage of the Shiite Muslims. Countless coffins are carried by pious relatives - but soon an army of the most terrible epidemics breaks out under the blazing sun.

The world traveler Karl May comes into the area of this caravan on his hikes - the plague also attacks him and his loyal servant. But they overcome the terrible disease and defy all intrigues, attacks and persecutions of hostile people. In front of this gruesome and yet movingly created background through acts of heroic friendship, a lovely web of wondrous dreams of love is woven around the world traveler and a mysterious, beautiful Persian. ”(From the rental text).

background

Karl May's widow, Klara May , found that the main actor, Carl de Vogt, was similar to her husband. She found the film itself very good. However, it was a commercial failure. The death caravan is thought to be lost . Dracula star Bela Lugosi had one of his first film appearances in Germany with the little part of a sheikh.

literature

Michael Petzel: Karl May Filmbuch , Karl-May-Verlag, Bamberg, ISBN 3-7802-0153-4

Web links

The Caravan of Death in the Internet Movie Database (English)
The death caravan 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 the 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 (movie, 1974) • Karl May (TV series, 1992)