Ruler of the desert
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Ruler of the desert |
| Original title | She |
| Country of production | UK , USA |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1965 |
| length | approx. 101 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Day |
| script | David T. Chantler |
| production |
Michael Carreras Aida Young |
| music | James Barnard |
| camera | Harry Waxman |
| cut | Eric Boyd-Perkins |
| occupation | |
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Queen of the desert (original title: She ) is a 1965 first performed feature film with Ursula Andress in the lead role. The film is based on the novel Sie by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, which has already been filmed several times .
action
At the beginning of the 20th century, an expedition discovered an ancient civilization that was believed to be lost and led by the supposedly immortal Ayesha. She sees in a participant of the expedition the reincarnation of her former lover and would like to subject him to a ritual in order to preserve his youth and to be able to live with him forever. In the meantime, the troops fight with a surrounding tribe that had previously been kept in check by being held hostage. In a murderous battle, the ruler's soldiers are defeated by the badly equipped attackers who are determined to do everything.
Reviews
“A disarmingly naive remake of the fantastic novel by the author of the“ Quartermain ”series in equal measure in terms of content, form and cast. Hair-raising trivial nonsense with an involuntarily exhilarating note. "
Publications
Ruler of the Desert was made from 1964 and had its British premiere on April 18, 1965. The film premiered on July 22, 1965 in the Federal Republic of Germany . On April 10, 1994 it ran for the first time on German television on PRO 7 .
Remake from 2001
In 2001 came under the direction of Timothy Bond , a remake titled She - who is to be obeyed (dt Title:. She - ruler of the desert ) in theaters, with Ian Duncan (as Leo), Ophélie Winter (as Ayesha ), Marie Bäumer (as Roxane) and others. The German actress Marie Bäumer plays the second female main character Roxane, a warrior of the forest people, who falls in love with Leo - also the other way around - and twice saves his life, like he then also hers towards the end.
literature
- Henry Rider Haggard : You. An adventure novel (Original title: She. A History of Adventure ). German by Helmut Degner . Diogenes, Zurich 1987, 376 p .; ISBN 3-257-20236-9 .
Web links
- Queen of the desert in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ruler of the desert in the online film database
- Ruler of the desert on www.die-besten-horrorfilme.de
- Ruler of the desert at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ruler of the desert in the lexicon of international films
- ↑ Date at rottentomatoes.com