Legacy of the Incas

1965 film

Legacy of the Incas

Directed by| Georg Marischka
Written by|

* Karl May (novel)
* Winfried Groth
* Georg Marischka
* Franz Marischka

Produced by| Alberto Grimaldi, Franz Marischka, Carl Szokoll
Starring|

Guy Madison

* Rik Battaglia
* Heinz Erhardt

Cinematography| Siegfried Hold, Juan Mariné Bruguera
Edited by| Anneliese Artelt, Enzo Alabiso
Music by| Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

Production
companies

* Boyana Film
* Franz Marischka Film
* Orbita Films
* Produzioni Europee Associate
* Studija Za Igralni Filmi
* Tritone Cinematografica
* Órbita Films

Distributed by|

* Universal Films Española
* Nora-Filmverleih

Release date

* 21 August 1965 (1965-08-21)

Running time

| 100 minutes
Countries|

* Spain
* Italy
* Bulgaria
* West Germany

Language| German

Legacy of the Incas (German: Das Vermächtnis des Inka) is a 1965 adventure film directed by Georg Marischka and starring Guy Madison, Rik Battaglia, and Heinz Erhardt.[1] It was made as a co-production between Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, and West Germany. It is based on the 1892 novel of the same name by Karl May, and was part of a boom in adaptations of the writer's work.[2]

Location shooting took place in Peru, Spain and Bulgaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio.

## Synopsis[edit]

In nineteenth century Peru, two envoys are sent by the government to negotiate with descendants of the Incas and other tribes to stave off a rebellion. Meanwhile, a bandit who killed an Inca priest several years prior seeks to exploit the unrest to his own advantage.

## Cast[edit]

* Guy Madison as Jaguar / Karl Hansen
* Rik Battaglia as Antonio Perillo
* Fernando Rey as President Castillo
* William Rothlein as Haukaropora
* Francisco Rabal as Gambusino
* Heinz Erhardt as Professor Morgenstern
* Chris Howland as Don Parmesan
* Walter Giller as Fritz Kiesewetter
* Geula Nuni as Graziella
* Carlo Tamberlani as Anciano
* Raf Baldassarre as Geronimo
* Santiago Rivero as Minister Ruiz
* Ingeborg Schöner as Mrs. Ruiz
* Lyubomir Dimitrov as El Brazo Valiente
* Bogomil Simeonov as Grosso

## References[edit]

1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 113.
2. ^ Bergfelder, p. 252.

## Bibliography[edit]

* Bergfelder, Tim (2005) [2004]. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-539-2.
* Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.

## External links[edit]

* Legacy of the Incas at IMDb

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Films directed by Georg Marischka

* The Merry Farmer (1951)
* To Be Without Worries (1953)
* Hanussen (1955)
* Peter Voss, Hero of the Day (1959)
* Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele (1962)
* Legacy of the Incas (1965)

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* VIAF

National|

* Germany

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