Caravan of Death

Story Line

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.

Top Cast

Carl de Vogt

Kara Ben Nemsi

Meinhart Maur

Hadschi Halef Omar

Erwin Baron

Omram

Gustav Kirchberg

Hassan Ardschir Mirza

Dora Gerson

Dschana Ardschir Mirza

Cläre Lotto

Benda Ardschir Mirza