Hunt for blue diamonds
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Hunt for blue diamonds |
| Original title | Diamond Walkers |
| Country of production | South Africa |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1965 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Paul Martin |
| script | Colin Burke |
| production | John D. Merriman |
| music | Sam Sklair |
| camera | Denys N. Coop |
| cut | Mac Errington |
| occupation | |
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Hunt for Blue Diamonds is an adventure film made on location in South Africa in 1964 with a purely German-speaking cast in the leading roles. Harald Leipnitz , Joachim Hansen , Marisa Mell and Ann Smyrner played under the direction of the revue film routineer Paul Martin .
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The Diamond Walkers (also the original title of this film) are natives of the Habari tribe, a nomadic people who wander restlessly through the desert. The Diamond Walkers make a living from smuggling occasionally and illegally bring hot goods, especially precious stones, across the boundaries of the restricted area. Recently, however, the South African police have stated that smuggling is increasing and that someone seems to be organizing and running the Habari tightly. The state authorities have not yet been able to find out who is the mastermind behind the scenes, the mysterious boss has so far been able to elude any access. "Ngela" is given as his name. That is the starting point of this story.
The adventurer Mike Johnson is supposed to organize a safari on behalf of the South African mine owner de Ridder. Johnson quickly casts an eye on the confident and seductive de Ridders daughter, Irene. The wealth that surrounds the Ridders blinds Johnson so much that he soon becomes greedy. In the course of the days, the decent big game hunter becomes a thoroughly unscrupulous crook who knows how to acquire diamonds that do not belong to him. In order to silver this yield, Johnson literally goes over dead bodies and kills four members of the expedition. When he then tries to sell the misappropriated diamonds "Ngela", he is outsmarted by him himself.
Meanwhile, Johnson has found his worst adversary in Peter Wade, the straightforward and boring fiancé Irene de Ridders. Irene and Peter don't want Mike Johnson to get away with his crimes. You hunt tirelessly after him and at the same time you have to be careful not to come into conflict with the Diamond Walkers or the wild animals. With the help of the South African police officer Sergeant Barrett, they can finally catch Johnson and "Ngela". When both oppose their arrest, there is a duel between good and evil, and Johnson and "Ngela" die a villainous death suitable for the film.
Production notes
The Hunt for Blue Diamonds was shot in 1964 at several locations in South Africa (Lone Hill Studios, Upington and the surrounding area) and was shown for the first time in the Federal Republic of Germany on August 20, 1965. In Austria, the strip started on November 26, 1965.
Reinhard Glemnitz speaks the introductory words on the off.
Reviews
Paimann's film lists praisedthe “original recordings well worth seeing”in the hunt for blue diamonds and found the acting performances “pleasantly presented”.
The lexicon of international films praised the “beautiful color shots”, but criticized the “flat plot and lack of talent”.
Web links
- Hunt for blue diamonds in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for the hunt for blue diamonds . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2015 (PDF; test number: 34 386 V).
- ↑ Hunt for blue diamonds in Paimann's film lists ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Hunt for blue diamonds. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 14, 2017 .
