El secreto de los incas (1954)
Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) y el oportunista Ed Morgan (Thomas Mitchell) llegan al Perú atraídos por la leyenda del oro de los incas. Según esa leyenda, el imperio de los incas fue destruido por los dioses cuando el fabuloso tesoro sagrado de oro y piedras preciosas fue robado del templo del Sol, hace ya varios siglos, y que se conserva en la tumba de Manco. Harry tiene un fragmento de un antiguo mapa de piedra que indica la situación de la tumba. Queriendo anticiparse a Ed Morgan, se apodera del avión particular del cónsul rumano y se marcha con Elena Antonescu (Nicole Maurey) a Machu-Picchu, en busca del tesoro.
Directora:
Jerry Hopper
Escritores:
Ranald MacDougall, Sydney Boehm.
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Charlton Heston as Harry Steel |
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Robert Young as Stanley Moorehead |
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Nicole Maurey as Elena Antonescu |
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Thomas Mitchell as Ed Morgan |
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Glenda Farrell as Mrs. Winston |
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Michael Pate as Pachacutec |
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Leon Askin as Anton Marcu |
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William Henry as Phillip Lang |
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Kurt Katch as Man with rifle |
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Edward Colmans as Col. Emilio Cardoza |
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Yma Sumac as Kori-Tica |
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Alvy Moore as Young Man at Bar (uncredited) |
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Marion Ross as Miss Morris (uncredited) |
| Production | Mel Epstein | Producer |
| Writing | Ranald MacDougall | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sydney Boehm | Screenplay |
| Writing | Boehm Maximum | Story |
| Sound | David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Jerry Hopper | Director |
| Camera | Lionel Lindon | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Sydney Boehm | Story |
| Crew | John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Daniel McCauley | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Art | Tambi Larsen | Art Direction |
| Art | Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Eda Warren | Editor |
| Sound | John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Harry D. Mills | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Eulogio Nishiyama | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Eulogio Nishiyama | Camera Operator |