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Towers of Silence (film)

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Towers of Silence
Directed byHans Bertram
Written by
  • Hans Bertram
  • Walter Ulbrich
Produced byJochen Genzow
Starring
CinematographyWerner Krien
Edited byGertrud Hinz-Nischwitz
Music byHerbert Trantow
Production
company
Allegro-Film
Distributed byHerzog-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 1 October 1952 (1952-10-01)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Towers of Silence (German: Türme des Schweigens) is a 1952 West German adventure film directed by Hans Bertram and starring Philip Dorn, Gisela Uhlen, and Carl Raddatz.[1] It was shot on location in Amsterdam, Damascus and Palmyra. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Mellin.

Synopsis

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In Syria the Dutch pilot Captain de Vries meets Helen Morrison, the wife of an archaeologist. When she leaves behind some jewellery he flies from Damascus to Palmyra to return it to her, and discovers her husband is attempting to find an ancient tomb in the hopes of getting rich from it. A more ruthless rival, Richard Poolmans, is on the track of the lost treasure too.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 491.

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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