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The Wild Men of Kurdistan

The Wild Men of Kurdistan

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Overview

After dealing with the Shut in the Balkans, Kara Ben-Nemsi ('Karl the German') receives a firman (precious passport) from the padishah (Ottoman sultan) before he continues his travels through Kurdistan. Achmed El Corda, the son of Halef's Hadedhin Beduin tribe's sheik Mohammed Emin, has been captured by the machredsh (Turkish governor) of Mossul for resisting water seizure by his Turkish troops. Kara takes charge of the rescue.

Directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb
Written by Karl May, Franz Josef Gottlieb
Produced by Artur Brauner, Eberhard Meichsner
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Top Cast

Lex Barker

Lex Barker

Kara Ben Nemsi

Marie Versini

Marie Versini

Ingdscha

Ralf Wolter

Ralf Wolter

Hadschi Halef Omar

Dieter Borsche

Dieter Borsche

Sir David Lindsay

Chris Howland

Chris Howland

Archibald

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Đorđe Nenadović

Machredsch of Mosul

Gustavo Rojo

Gustavo Rojo

Ahmed El Corda

Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Mütesselin

Charles Fawcett

Charles Fawcett

Scheik Mohammed Emin / Scheik Kadir Bei

Wolfgang Lukschy

Wolfgang Lukschy

Ali Bei

Themes & Keywords

war on freedompunishmentoppressionkurdistan

About The Wild Men of Kurdistan

The Wild Men of Kurdistan is a adventure film released in 1965 exploring themes of war on freedom, punishment, oppression, kurdistan. Directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb, it stars Lex Barker, Marie Versini, Ralf Wolter. After dealing with the Shut in the Balkans, Kara Ben-Nemsi ('Karl the German') receives a firman (precious passport) from the padishah (Ottoman sultan) before he continues his travels through Kurdistan. Achmed El Corda, the son of Halef's Hadedhin Beduin tribe's sheik Mohammed Emin, has been captured by the machredsh (Turkish governor) of Mossul for resisting water seizure by his Turkish troops. Kara takes charge of the rescue.

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