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Caravan of Death

★ 7.0 1920 Drama

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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Caravan of Death in its release era

Released in 1920, Caravan of Death sits inside the 1920s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1920-11-16
TMDB score
7.0/10
Original language
DE
Status
Released
Production
Germany
Topicslost film

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