Lana, Queen of the Amazons
1964 film directed by Géza von Cziffra
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Lana, Queen of the Amazons (German: Lana - Königin der Amazonen) is a 1964 West German-Brazilian adventure film written and directed by Cyl Farney and Géza von Cziffra and starring Anton Diffring, Catherine Schell and Christian Wolff.[1]
GermanLana - Königin der Amazonen
Directed byCyl Farne
Géza von Cziffra
Géza von Cziffra
Written byCyl Farney
Rita Niederer
Géza von Cziffra
Ernst von Hasselbach
Rita Niederer
Géza von Cziffra
Ernst von Hasselbach
Produced by
- Alfred Bittins
- Luiz Severiano Ribeiro
- Franz Thierry
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| German | Lana - Königin der Amazonen |
| Directed by | Cyl Farne Géza von Cziffra |
| Written by | Cyl Farney Rita Niederer Géza von Cziffra Ernst von Hasselbach |
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| Starring | Anton Diffring Catherine Schell Christian Wolff |
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| Music by | Erwin Halletz Herbert Trantow |
Production companies | Arca Studio, Berlin Atlântida Cinematográfica Team-Film |
| Distributed by | Bavaria Film |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Countries | West Germany Brazil |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Horvat. Location shooting took place in Brazil in Belém, Rio de Janeiro and along the Amazon River.
Plot
Queen Lana is aided by a scientist and his nephew as they battle prospectors in the Brazilian jungle to protect a legendary Amazon treasure.
Cast
- Anton Diffring as Professor Van Vries
- Catherine Schell as Queen Lana
- Christian Wolff as Peter van Vries
- Michael Hinz as Matteo
- Yara Lex as Tahira
- Dieter Eppler as Giovanni di Araúza / Gerónimo de Araújo
- Haydee Pinto as Amazon #2
- Átila Iório as Black guide / Casanova
- Adalberto Silva as White guide
