Monday, June 29, 2015

The Lost Gold of the Inkas



Das verschollene Inka-Gold – German title
Das verschollene Inkagold – German title
L'or des Incas – French title
Omul de aur – Romanian title
Poarta de aur a incasilor – Romanian title
Пропавшее золото инков – Russian title
The Lost Gold of the Incas – English title
The Hussy – English title

A 1975 German, Romanian, French television co-production [Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Berlin), Romania Film (Bucharest), TF1 Films Production (Paris)]
Producer: Alfred Nathan
Director: Wolfgang Staudte
Story: Jack London (John Chaney)
Teleplay: Walter Ulbrich
Photography: Alexandru David [color]
Music: Hans Posegga
Running time: 4 episodes x 98 minutes

Cast:
Brian Jones - Vadim Glowna
Ina – Ruby Manila
Yakata - Amza Pellea
Teresa - Maria Meriko (Maria Alikhanochiuli)
Ben Collins - Alexander Allerson
Setlife - Mihai Paladescu
Wade - Stefan Mihailescu-Braila
Domingo - Cornel Girbea (Corneliu Gîrbea)
Indian - Cadri
With: Cornel Coman


A western adventure film based on a story by Jack London.  Having hired on for an oil company as a train driver, the engineer Brian Jones is sent to a South American country, where he is to secure the transport of oil.  Very quickly Jones comes to realize that the region is teeming with bandits and murderers.  So he experiences a number of life-threatening adventures - but the biggest challenge is still before him: When Jones learns of a mysterious Inca treasure he makes every effort to find it at any price.

Originally broadcast in four episodes in 1975 on German television and was rebroadcast in 1977.


Birthdays Then and Now



Hans Mierendorff  (actor) 1882 – 12/26/1955
Peter Voß (actor) 1891 – 1/9/1979
Herman Hoffman (screenwriter) 1909 – 3/26/1989
Slim Pickens (actor) 1919 – 12/8/1983
Georg Marischka (director, screenwriter) 1922 – 8/9/1999
Ian Bannen (actor) 1928 – 11/3/1999
Lo Lieh (actor) 1939 - 11/2/2002
Fred Robsham (actor) 1943 – 3/26/2015
Gary Busey (actor) 1944 -
Alice Arno (actress) 1946 -

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Spaghetti Western Locations



We continue our search for locations for “The Gatling Gun”. After the killing of the Washington ambassadors the scene shifts to the verdict of military council which convicts Chris Tanner of treason although Mr. Pinkerton objects and asks for time to prove his innocence. The council refuses and grants no mercy on the convicted prisoner. The head of the council pronounces the verdict to Tanner and telling him he will be hanged in 30 days. 


This scene was once again shot on a film set at Elios Studios in Rome.



For a more detailed view of this site and other Spaghetti Western locations please visit my friend Yoshi Yasuda’s location site: http://y-yasuda.net/film-location.htm and Captain Douglas Film Locations http://www.western-locations-spain.com/