Die Pyramide des Sonnengottes

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Die Pyramide des Sonnengottes
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Directed by Robert Siodmak
Written by Ladislas Fodor (writer), Georg Marischka (writer)
Release date
1965
Running time
98 minutes
CountryGermany, Italy

Die Pyramide des Sonnengottes is a 1965 West German and Italian western film adventure directed by Robert Siodmak, based on a book by Karl May.

Robert Siodmak German-born American film director

Robert Siodmak was a German film director who also worked in the United States. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for a series of stylish, unpretentious Hollywood films noirs he made in the 1940s, such as The Killers (1946).

Karl May German writer

Karl Friedrich May was a German writer best known for his adventure novels set in the American Old West. His main protagonists are Winnetou and Old Shatterhand. May set similar books in the Orient and Middle East, Latin America and Germany. May also wrote poetry, a play, and composed music; he was a proficient player of several musical instruments. Many of his works were adapted for film, stage, audio dramas and comics. Later in his career, May turned to philosophical and spiritual genres. He is one of the best-selling German writers of all time, with about 200 million copies worldwide.

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Lex Barker American actor

Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels.

Michèle Girardon French actress

Michèle Girardon, sometimes credited as Michele Girardon, was a French actress.

Gérard Barray is a French comedian and film and television actor.

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