Erich von Däniken: Message from the gods
Movie | |
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Original title | Erich von Däniken: Message from the gods |
Country of production | Germany |
original language | German |
Publishing year | 1976 |
length | 88 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 6 |
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Director | Harald Reinl |
script |
Manfred Barthel based on three books by Erich von Däniken |
production |
Rüdiger von Hirschberg Rudolf Kalmowicz , Munich |
music | Peter Thomas |
camera | Ernst Wild |
cut | Jochen Hessel |
occupation | |
Louis Navia , Horst Löb , Max H. Flindt , E. Lüscher, White Bear, Robert Charroux , Erich von Däniken, Weidenbach, Josef F. Blumrich |
Erich von Däniken: Message of the Gods is a 1975, German documentary by Harald Reinl based on a template by Erich von Däniken .
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The film is in the tradition of Harald Reinl's first adaptation of a bestseller by the Swiss author Erich von Däniken, Memories of the Future , from 1970. This further film adaptation of three works by Däniken examines the legends and rituals of ancient peoples on four continents. who tell of higher beings. The author sees this as proof of the existence of a highly developed extraterrestrial civilization that left its mark on our earth a long time ago.
Production notes
The filming of Message of the Gods took Reinl to Europe, South America, Australia and Africa. The film was shot on 104 days between April and November 1975. The FSK examination took place on March 2, 1976. The world premiere took place on March 18, 1976.
The film is based on the works of Däniken's Saat and Kosmos, My World in Pictures and Appearances . Scriptwriter Manfred Barthel also did the commentary and was also the line producer, while Konstantin Thoeren and Dieter Nobbe were responsible for the production line. Harald Leipnitz , Herbert Weicker and Horst Naumann acted as speakers .
As with the previous film adaptation of the non-fiction bestseller Memories of the Future and the following ... and the Bible is right , Reinl also worked here with the author Barthel and the head cameraman Ernst Wild .
The English version was designed by Charles Romine . There William Shatner acted as spokesman.
Reviews
“The fantastic theories of Erich von Däniken in a new infusion; again there is talk of astronaut visits in prehistoric times. This creates the impression that in addition to new material, remnants of the earlier Däniken film Memories of the Future have been incorporated. "
Web links
- Embassy of the Gods by Erich von Daniken in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Erich von Däniken: Message from the gods at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erich von Däniken: Message of the gods. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .