Caravan of Death

Overview

Caravan of Death (German: Die Todeskarawane) is a 1920 silent German film, it was an adaptation of the latter half of the Karl May novel From Baghdad to Stamboul, and is now considered to be lost. The film featured Bela Lugosi playing an Arab Sheik pitted against European travellers in an adventure story set in the Sahara. It was the second of three films released by Ustad based on desert adventure novels by Karl May. Although Karl May’s widow praised the film, critics were unimpressed and it was a commercial failure.

Directed by Josef Stein

Top cast

Carl de Vogt

Kara Ben Nemsi

M

Meinhart Maur

Hadschi Halef Omar

E

Erwin Baron

Omram

G

Gustav Kirchberg

Hassan Ardschir Mirza

Dora Gerson

Dschana Ardschir Mirza

Cläre Lotto

Benda Ardschir Mirza

M

Maximilian Werrak

Tschaschefsky

K

Karl Kuszar

Kepek

E

Erna Felsneck

Amina

Anna von Palen

Marah Durimeh

B

Beate Herwigh

Hafsa

Bela Lugosi

Scheik

Arthur Kraußneck

Tschaschefsky

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