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Caravan of Death

1920

A solemn silent-era desert trek, heavy with plague and peril, unfolding at a stately pace.

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.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • faith
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Josef Stein
Written by
Marie Luise Droop, Erwin Baron
Starring
Carl de Vogt, Meinhart Maur, Erwin Baron, Gustav Kirchberg, Dora Gerson, Cläre Lotto, Maximilian Werrak, Karl Kuszar
Country
Germany
Languages
No Language

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