Secret of the Incas
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| Secret Of The Incas | |
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| Directed by | Jerry Hopper |
| Produced by | Mel Epstein (associate) Hal B. Wallis (executive) |
| Written by | Sydney Boehm Ranald MacDougall Boehm Maximum |
| Starring | Charlton Heston Stanley Moorehead Elena Antonescu Ed Morgan |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Cinematography | Lionel Lindon Irma Roberts |
| Editing by | Eda Warren |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | June 6, 1954 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Secret Of The Incas is a 1954 film. It stars Charlton Heston as adventurer Harry Steele, on the trail of an ancient Incan artifact.
[edit] Cast
- Charlton Heston as Harry Steele, adventurer
- Robert Young as Stanley Moorhead
- Nicole Maurey as Elena Antonescu
- Thomas Mitchell as Ed Morgan
[edit] Plot summary
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
An Incan legend states that the Inca Empire was destroyed by the gods when a gold and jeweled starburst was stolen from the Temple of the Sun centuries ago, and that the ancient civilization will be reborn once the treasure is returned. Harry Steele (Charlton Heston), an American adventurer is seeking the artifact, as is his nemesis Thomas Mitchell, along with Elena Antonescu (Nicole Maurey), an Iron Curtain refugee.
[edit] Trivia
- The film caused a surge in tourism to Peru in 1954
