Caravan of Death (film)
- Carl de Vogt: Kara Ben Nemsi
- Meinhart Maur: Hajji Halef Omar
- Gustav Kirchberg: Hassan Mirza Ardschir
- Dora Gerson: Dschana, his wife
- Bela Lugosi: Sheikh
- Claire Lotto: Benda Ardschir Mirza
- Arthur Kraußneck: Tschaschefsky
- Anna von Palen: Marah Durimeh
The Caravan of Death is a German silent movie for motifs of the novel " From Baghdad to Istanbul " by Karl May ( Karl May movie ) from the year 1920. It is subtitled "A film image of the southern sun in 6 files ." It is the least drawn, but listed as the second of three Karl May movies of the producer Marie -Louise droop with Carl de Vogt as Kara Ben Nemsi.
The widow of Karl May, Klara May, found that the main character Carl de Vogt would have similarity with her husband and found the film very well. But he was a commercial failure. The film is considered lost. Dracula star Bela Lugosi had with the small part of a sheikh one of his first film appearances in Germany.
The premiere took place on 18 November 1920 in Dresden. Two days before he was shown in Hamburg but already the press.
Action
"Among the ghastly riddles of the East is a particularly eerie, the Caravan of Death. Every year, an endless queue fanatical Orientals moved to the holy shrine of Shiite Moslems. Countless coffins carried by pious relatives - but soon breaks under the hot sun an army of the most terrible diseases of.
World Traveler Karl May gets on his walks in the area this caravan - even him and his faithful servant, coat the plague. But they overcome the terrible disease and defy all the intrigues, attacks and persecution of hostile people. Against this gruesome and yet hauntingly designed by deeds of heroic friends loyalty background, weaves a devoted web wondrous dreams of love for the world drivers and a mysterious beautiful Persian. "(From the rental text).