Caravan of Death
Nov 16, 1920
Director
Josef SteinOverview
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.
Cast of Caravan of Death
Carl de VogtKara Ben Nemsi
Meinhart MaurHadschi Halef Omar- Erwin BaronOmram
- Gustav KirchbergHassan Ardschir Mirza
Dora GersonDschana Ardschir Mirza
Cläre LottoBenda Ardschir Mirza- Maximilian WerrakTschaschefsky
- Karl KuszarKepek
- Erna FelsneckAmina
Anna von PalenMarah Durimeh- Beate HerwighHafsa
Bela LugosiScheik
Arthur KraußneckTschaschefsky
Crew of Caravan of Death
About Caravan of Death
What is Caravan of Death about?
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…
When was Caravan of Death released?
Caravan of Death was released on November 16, 1920.
Who directed Caravan of Death?
Caravan of Death was directed by Josef Stein.
Who is in the cast of Caravan of Death?
The cast of Caravan of Death includes Carl de Vogt (Kara Ben Nemsi), Meinhart Maur (Hadschi Halef Omar), Erwin Baron (Omram), Gustav Kirchberg (Hassan Ardschir Mirza) and Dora Gerson (Dschana Ardschir Mirza).