Pyramid of the Sun God (1965)
Die Pyramide des Sonnengottes
Mexico, 1864. The country is divided by the struggle against the French occupation and emperor Maximilian. The German doctor Karl Sternau and his friend Andreas Hasenpfeffer come to love the country and support the cause of the proud Mexicans.
- Date of release
- 1965-04-17
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (35)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Adventure, Western
- Director
- Robert Siodmak
- Collection
- Karl Sternau Collection
Casting
- Lex Barker — Dr. Karl Sternau
- Gérard Barray — Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla
- Rik Battaglia — Captain Lazaro Verdoja
- Michèle Girardon — Josefa
- Alessandra Panaro — Rosita Arbellez
- Theresa Lorca — Karja
- Ralf Wolter — Andreas Hasenpfeffer
- Hans Nielsen — Don Pedro Arbellez
- Gustavo Rojo — Lieutenant Potoca
- Kelo Henderson — Frank Wilson
- Antun Nalis — Cortejo
- Jean-Roger Caussimon — Marshall Bazaine
Interesting facts
The Pyramid of the Sun God is a 1965 West German and Italian western film adventure directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lex Barker, Gérard Barray and Michèle Girardon. It is based on a book by Karl May, and was part of a boom of Karl May adaptations during the decade. It follows on from The Treasure of the Aztecs (1965), also directed by Siodmak and featuring substantially the same cast.
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