Liane, the white slave
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Liane, the white slave |
| Country of production | Germany , Italy |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1957 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Hermann Leitner |
| script | Ernst von Salomon |
| production | Arca-Filmproduktion ( Gero Wecker ) |
| music | Erwin Halletz |
| camera |
Kurt Grigoleit Carlo Montuori |
| cut | Liesgret Klink |
| occupation | |
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Liane, the white slave is the title of a German-Italian coproduction from 1957, a sequel to the film Liane, the girl from the jungle . It is based on the novel Liane - Between Two Worlds by Anne Day-Helveg .
action
Liane has withdrawn into the jungle , disappointed with civilization . She lives with the Watu tribe and is now their queen. Another expedition arrives at the tribe. A certain Frank brings news from Thoren, the friend from the first part. He should bring Liana to him. After some hesitation, Liane gives in, but takes two confidants with her, Tanga and Ku-Lala.
However, the aircraft has to make an emergency landing at the next airport due to lack of fuel. There the police asked to take the just arrested slave trader Frazer on the plane. With his persuasion he gets Liane to free him. The accompanying policeman is shot. Frazer forces the crew to land in the jungle. Liane has now seen her stupidity. Frank manages to overpower Frazer. You walk through the bush and find yourself in a native village.
This is subsequently attacked by Frazer's cronies, whereby Tanga is killed. Liane is kidnapped by the slave traders. Frank searches for her with Ku-Lala and finds the Bedouin camp. They free Liana, but the escape fails. Frank is seriously injured, abandoned and rescued by a passing caravan .
Frazer is now trying to get hold of Liane's fortune. But she manages to flee again. She goes to town to get to Frank. There she is intercepted by people from the merchant Ibrahim. He wants to marry her, but only for the purpose of getting her property. Frank receives help from Prince Derman. There is a final chase on horseback in which Frank shoots Ibrahim, Frazer also dies and Liane is saved from the bad guys.
criticism
The film observer found that the film "wants to follow in the footsteps of the modern Tarzan girl, but without any talent . " The lexicon of international films criticized the fact that "Marion Michael as a naked jungle beauty [is] exploited for another stupid adventure film that is below the level of its predecessor."
success
This film version also brought in a lot of money at the box office. So in 1961 they tried another sequel. However, this consisted more or less only of a combination of the first two parts and was entitled Liane, Daughter of the Jungle . He disappointed the audience.
literature
- Anne Day-Helveg: Liana - between two worlds. Novel . Heros Verlag, Bayreuth 1958, 251 pp.
- Brigitte Tast, Hans Jürgen Tast: Marion Michael. A photo story . Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-88842-013-X .
Web links
- Liane, the white slave in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summary ( memento of April 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) in the Dirk Jasper FilmLexikon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Liana, the white slave. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .