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26/04/1970 Documentary, Mystery 1h 32m
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Overview

Documentary based on the book by Erich von Däniken concerning the ancient mysteries of the world, such as the pyramids of Egypt and Mexico, ancient cave drawings, the monuments of Easter Island, etc., and the fact that these things and modern civilisation could have been influenced by extraterrestrial visitations hundreds (or perhaps thousands) of years ago.

  1. Harald Reinl

    Director

  2. Utz Utermann

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Heinz-Detlev Bock

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Klaus Kindler

    Narrator (voice)

  3. Christian Marschall

    Narrator (voice)

  4. Erich von Däniken

    Self

  5. Aleksandr Kazantsev

    Self

  6. Wiatscheslav Saitsew

    Self

  7. Bruce Johansen

    Narrator (English-language version)

  8. Lee Pajan

    Narrator (English-language version)

  9. Jean Fontaine

    Narrator (English-language version)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-27
Now being a man of no religious faith at all, I was curious to see just how far this ultimate in conspiracy theories could be strung out by Harald Reinl and you know what, I think he makes a decent fist of asking some questions and suggesting some plausibly alternative answers to some long-held imponderables. Hollywood has long shown us bamboo scaffolding being use by willing (or not) labourers to build the pyramids at Giza or in Mexico, or to sculpt the effigies and tombs at the likes of (the original) Abu Simbel or at dozens of sites across Mesoamerica. Ok, so he does quote some highly spuri...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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