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Current status - Released
Total runtime - 120 mins.
Release date - 19-10-1959
Release year - 1959
Genres - Adventure

Overall ratings and scores for Der Löwe von Babylon:
Happiness Score - 6/10, World Popularity Score - 1.172/100, IMDB Score - 5.1, Metascore - N/A, Internet Movie Database - 5.1/10, .
Der Löwe von Babylon movie has Total Global Votes - 1, Total IMD Votes - 53

Der Löwe von Babylon Movie Introduction: Movie Der Löwe von Babylon, release year 1959 is written by Karl May, Johannes Kai, Wolfgang Schnitzler and directed by Johannes Kai, Ramón Torrado. The leading star-cast in this movie are Georg Thomalla, Helmuth Schneider, Theo Lingen along with the other stars and crew members.

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Movie in-short: Kara and Halef investigate an official who actually is a notorious arms dealer. This crook imprisons his own adopted son and the son's lover as well as eccentric Sir David Lindsay and a German professor, prompting Kara to free them.

Movie story-line: In the ruins of Nim Bis Rub, in Babylon, is a band of smugglers den. There goes Nemsi Kara Ben and his faithful friend. One night, while camping, they surprise three smugglers and, after a hard-fought struggle, manage to reduce them and take possession of the rings that are their trademark. Then they go to Baghdad and there, a character who wears a ring of smugglers, which has seen Kara's, confuses him with one of the band.

Movie synopsis: Spanish/German co-production shot in Spain , including dangerous adventures and sympathetic roles , being shot in Madrid studios and surroundings as Seseña , La Pedriza and Aranjuez , Toledo . A pleasant adventure set in 19th century Iraq , there Kara Ben Nemsi (Helmuth Schneider replacing Viktor Staal) a writer , adventurer and doctor crosses the sunny desert when he meets his old friend Hadschi Halef Omar (Georg Thomalla) who is now married and has a baby , but he early abandons his family and accompanies him to enjoy other adventures . The adventurer doctor is asked for help from Dosorza (Antonio Casas) whose wife was killed and his children kidnapped by the nasty smuggler Säfir (Rafael Luis Calvo) . Meanwhile , Kara Ben Nemsi and Hadschi Halef Omar are pursued by Safir's hoodlums : the extreme villains Pädar (Barta Barri) and Aftab (José Manuel Martín) . As they are fighting an unseen Arab enemy who always struck in the dark . There also appears two lost men , a British , archaeologist Sir David Lindsay (Theo Lingen) and the German Professor Ignaz Pfotenhauer (Fernando Sancho who bears the comic relief) , a real expert on ornithology , who are taken imprisoned . But Kar Ben Memsi discovers the smuggling shelter : the Babylon ruins , he then frees two beautiful damsels in distress , Säfa (Mara Cruz) , Safir's daughter , and Irida (Pilar Cansino) and meets his abducted friends . This is a sequel to ¨Die Sklavenkarawane¨ or ¨Caravana De Esclavas¨ (1958) by Ramon Torrado with Viktor Staal , Georg Thomalla , Mara Cruz , Theo Lingen ,José Guardiola , made with similar artistic and technician team . It is an exciting adventure movie including thrills , shots , fights , duels and marvelous oriental outdoors , though filmed in Spain . Risked adventures and interesting roles along with solid action and a good sense of humor pulled off by an attractive couple : Fernando Sancho and Theo Lingen . The most spectacular scenes are the fights on the desert and the Babylon ruins . Although some fights are not convincing and the short budget is occasionally revealed , as it is filled with stock-shots and matte-painting . Support cast is plenty of familiar Spanish faces , usual in co-productions of the 60s and 70s , such as : Fernando Sancho, Antonio Casas , Angel Alvarez , Barta Barri , Francisco Bernal , José Riesgo , Xan Das Bolas , José Luis Martin and an ominous leader of the bandits , Rafael Luis Calvo , who played with vicious intensity . Originally it was planned to shoot this picture at its historical location in Turkey , but for organizational reasons it was decided to make it in Spain instead . The film is set in Bagdad , Basora , Iraq , though is was actually shot in Aranjuez, and Madrid , Spain ; being well photographed by the prestigious cameraman Ricardo Torres who photographed notorious titles as ¨La Mies Es Mucha¨,¨Fray Escoba¨, ¨La Vida Por Delante¨, and ¨Comicos¨ .It is based on Karl May novel , about a known personage , ¨Kara Ben Memsi¨ , this role starred several films , most of them performed by Lex Barker , such as : "Kingdom of the Silver Lion" (1965) by F.J Gottlieb , "Wild Kurdistan" (1965) by F. J Gottlieb , "The Yellow One" (1964) by Robert Siodmak and ¨Die Sklavenkarawane" or "Caravana de esclavas" (1958) by Ramón Torrado/Georg Marischka and its follow-up : ¨Der Löwe Von Babylon¨ (1959) titled Spain ¨En Las Ruinas de Babilonia¨ or ¨Lion of Babylone¨ also directed by Ramón Torrado . And other silent versions starred by Carl De Vogt as "Caravan of Death" (1920) , ¨Auf den Trümmern Des Paradieses¨ (1920) and ¨Die Teufelsanbeter¨ (1920) . In addition , a series television titled "Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi" (1973), 26 episodes starred by Michael Vogler as Kara Ben Nemsi .The motion picture was middlingly directed by Ramon Torrado , he made a mostly decent , colorful fun , but not without gaps , failures and flaws . Similary to previous film ¨Caravana De Esclavas¨ (1958) , it was not huge hit , but successful enough to have this sequel : "Der Löwe von Babylon" following in the same year 1959 . Ramon was born in 1905 , Galicia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for directing some vehicles of known Folklorics stars such as Peret in ¨Amor a Todo gas¨ (1969) , Manolo Escobar in ¨Un Beso en Puerto¨ (1966) and Paquito Rico in ¨Malvaloca¨ (1954). Torrado directed four mediocre Chorizo Westerns such as 1965 ¨Los Cuatreros¨ , 1964 ¨La Carga de la Policía Montada¨ , 1964 ¨Relevo a Pistolero¨ and 1963 ¨Bienvenido, Padre Murray¨ . Rating . 4.5/10 . Very average adventure movie .

Highlights - Der Löwe von Babylon (1959)

Total budget - $0.00
Total revenue - $0.00
Produced by - Compañía Industrial Film Español S.A. (CIFESA)Aquila FilmsÁguila FilmsDokumentar und Colorfilm H. Neubert K.G.
Produced in - SpainGermany
Available languages - Spanish (Español), German (Deutsch),
Homepage URL -
Awards won / Nominations - N/A
Certificate(s) -

Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of Der Löwe von Babylon (1959)

Lead Actors - Georg Thomalla, Helmuth Schneider, Theo Lingen
Writer(s) - Karl May, Johannes Kai, Wolfgang Schnitzler
Director(s) - Johannes Kai, Ramón Torrado

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What is the release date of Der Löwe von Babylon (1959)?
Release date of Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) is 19-10-1959.


What is the total runtime of Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) in minutes?
Total runtime of Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) in minutes is 120 min.


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Worldwide pupularity of Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) movie is 1.172%.


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Production company of film Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) is/are Compañía Industrial Film Español S.A. (CIFESA), Aquila Films, Águila Films, Dokumentar und Colorfilm H. Neubert K.G., .


Which country the film Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) is produced in?
Film production country for the film Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) is Spain, Germany, .


Which language the film Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) is produced in?
Film Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) is produced in Spanish (Español), German (Deutsch), language(s).


Which Genre the film Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) belongs to?
Movie Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) is categorized under Adventure genre(s).


Who are the lead actors of the film Der Löwe von Babylon (1959)?
Lead actors of the film Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) are Georg Thomalla, Helmuth Schneider, Theo Lingen.


Who is the writer of the film Der Löwe von Babylon (1959)?
The writer(s) of the film Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) is/are Karl May, Johannes Kai, Wolfgang Schnitzler.


Who is the director of the film Der Löwe von Babylon (1959)?
The director(s) of the film Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) is/are Johannes Kai, Ramón Torrado.


Which awards, nominations and recognitions are won by Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) movie?
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What is the story of Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) in-short?
Short plot of movie Der Löwe von Babylon (1959): Kara and Halef investigate an official who actually is a notorious arms dealer. This crook imprisons his own adopted son and the son's lover as well as eccentric Sir David Lindsay and a German professor, prompting Kara to free them..


What is the full story of Der Löwe von Babylon (1959) movie?
Full plot of movie Der Löwe von Babylon (1959): Spanish/German co-production shot in Spain , including dangerous adventures and sympathetic roles , being shot in Madrid studios and surroundings as Seseña , La Pedriza and Aranjuez , Toledo . A pleasant adventure set in 19th century Iraq , there Kara Ben Nemsi (Helmuth Schneider replacing Viktor Staal) a writer , adventurer and doctor crosses the sunny desert when he meets his old friend Hadschi Halef Omar (Georg Thomalla) who is now married and has a baby , but he early abandons his family and accompanies him to enjoy other adventures . The adventurer doctor is asked for help from Dosorza (Antonio Casas) whose wife was killed and his children kidnapped by the nasty smuggler Säfir (Rafael Luis Calvo) . Meanwhile , Kara Ben Nemsi and Hadschi Halef Omar are pursued by Safir's hoodlums : the extreme villains Pädar (Barta Barri) and Aftab (José Manuel Martín) . As they are fighting an unseen Arab enemy who always struck in the dark . There also appears two lost men , a British , archaeologist Sir David Lindsay (Theo Lingen) and the German Professor Ignaz Pfotenhauer (Fernando Sancho who bears the comic relief) , a real expert on ornithology , who are taken imprisoned . But Kar Ben Memsi discovers the smuggling shelter : the Babylon ruins , he then frees two beautiful damsels in distress , Säfa (Mara Cruz) , Safir's daughter , and Irida (Pilar Cansino) and meets his abducted friends . This is a sequel to ¨Die Sklavenkarawane¨ or ¨Caravana De Esclavas¨ (1958) by Ramon Torrado with Viktor Staal , Georg Thomalla , Mara Cruz , Theo Lingen ,José Guardiola , made with similar artistic and technician team . It is an exciting adventure movie including thrills , shots , fights , duels and marvelous oriental outdoors , though filmed in Spain . Risked adventures and interesting roles along with solid action and a good sense of humor pulled off by an attractive couple : Fernando Sancho and Theo Lingen . The most spectacular scenes are the fights on the desert and the Babylon ruins . Although some fights are not convincing and the short budget is occasionally revealed , as it is filled with stock-shots and matte-painting . Support cast is plenty of familiar Spanish faces , usual in co-productions of the 60s and 70s , such as : Fernando Sancho, Antonio Casas , Angel Alvarez , Barta Barri , Francisco Bernal , José Riesgo , Xan Das Bolas , José Luis Martin and an ominous leader of the bandits , Rafael Luis Calvo , who played with vicious intensity . Originally it was planned to shoot this picture at its historical location in Turkey , but for organizational reasons it was decided to make it in Spain instead . The film is set in Bagdad , Basora , Iraq , though is was actually shot in Aranjuez, and Madrid , Spain ; being well photographed by the prestigious cameraman Ricardo Torres who photographed notorious titles as ¨La Mies Es Mucha¨,¨Fray Escoba¨, ¨La Vida Por Delante¨, and ¨Comicos¨ .It is based on Karl May novel , about a known personage , ¨Kara Ben Memsi¨ , this role starred several films , most of them performed by Lex Barker , such as : "Kingdom of the Silver Lion" (1965) by F.J Gottlieb , "Wild Kurdistan" (1965) by F. J Gottlieb , "The Yellow One" (1964) by Robert Siodmak and ¨Die Sklavenkarawane" or "Caravana de esclavas" (1958) by Ramón Torrado/Georg Marischka and its follow-up : ¨Der Löwe Von Babylon¨ (1959) titled Spain ¨En Las Ruinas de Babilonia¨ or ¨Lion of Babylone¨ also directed by Ramón Torrado . And other silent versions starred by Carl De Vogt as "Caravan of Death" (1920) , ¨Auf den Trümmern Des Paradieses¨ (1920) and ¨Die Teufelsanbeter¨ (1920) . In addition , a series television titled "Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi" (1973), 26 episodes starred by Michael Vogler as Kara Ben Nemsi .The motion picture was middlingly directed by Ramon Torrado , he made a mostly decent , colorful fun , but not without gaps , failures and flaws . Similary to previous film ¨Caravana De Esclavas¨ (1958) , it was not huge hit , but successful enough to have this sequel : "Der Löwe von Babylon" following in the same year 1959 . Ramon was born in 1905 , Galicia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for directing some vehicles of known Folklorics stars such as Peret in ¨Amor a Todo gas¨ (1969) , Manolo Escobar in ¨Un Beso en Puerto¨ (1966) and Paquito Rico in ¨Malvaloca¨ (1954). Torrado directed four mediocre Chorizo Westerns such as 1965 ¨Los Cuatreros¨ , 1964 ¨La Carga de la Policía Montada¨ , 1964 ¨Relevo a Pistolero¨ and 1963 ¨Bienvenido, Padre Murray¨ . Rating . 4.5/10 . Very average adventure movie ..


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List of full Starcast and crew members of Der Löwe von Babylon (1959)

Full Starcast:

profie photo of Helmuth SchneiderName: Helmuth Schneider
Character: Kara Ben Nemsi

profie photo of Georg ThomallaName: Georg Thomalla
Character: Hadschi Halef Omar

profie photo of Rafael Luis CalvoName: Rafael Luis Calvo
Character: Ssäfir

profie photo of Theo LingenName: Theo Lingen
Character: Sir David Lindsay

profie photo of Fernando SanchoName: Fernando Sancho
Character: Prof. Ignatz Pfotenhauer

profie photo of Mara CruzName: Mara Cruz
Character: Säfa

profie photo of Pilar CansinoName: Pilar Cansino
Character: Irida

profie photo of Antonio CasasName: Antonio Casas
Character: Dosorza

profie photo of Pedro GiménezName: Pedro Giménez
Character: Ikbal

profie photo of Ángel ÁlvarezName: Ángel Álvarez
Character: Kepek

profie photo of José Manuel MartínName: José Manuel Martín
Character: Aftab

profie photo of Barta BarriName: Barta Barri
Character: Pädar (uncredited)

profie photo of Francisco BernalName: Francisco Bernal
Character: Sergeant (uncredited)

profie photo of Xan das BolasName: Xan das Bolas
Character: Abdullah (uncredited)

profie photo of Francisco MontalvoName: Francisco Montalvo
Character: Osman Pascha (uncredited)

profie photo of Amelia OrtasName: Amelia Ortas
Character: Hanneh (uncredited)

profie photo of José RiesgoName: José Riesgo
Character: Ali (uncredited)

profie photo of José SepúlvedaName: José Sepúlveda
Character: Sandschaki from Hille (uncredited)

profie photo of Francisco ColomerName: Francisco Colomer
Character:

profie photo of Rafael VaqueroName: Rafael Vaquero
Character:

Crew Members:

profie photo of Arturo GonzálezName: Arturo González
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Script Supervisor

profie photo of María Elena Sáinz de RozasName: María Elena Sáinz de Rozas
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Assistant Editor

profie photo of Román CalatayudName: Román Calatayud
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume Design

profie photo of Román CalatayudName: Román Calatayud
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set Decoration

profie photo of Karl MayName: Karl May
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Novel

profie photo of Wolfgang SchnitzlerName: Wolfgang Schnitzler
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Dialogue

profie photo of Johannes KaiName: Johannes Kai
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Director

profie photo of Johannes KaiName: Johannes Kai
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer

profie photo of Claus von BoroName: Claus von Boro
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Editor

profie photo of Claus von BoroName: Claus von Boro
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Script Supervisor

profie photo of Jaime Pérez CuberoName: Jaime Pérez Cubero
Department: Art
Job/Role: Assistant Set Decoration

profie photo of Javier Pérez ZofioName: Javier Pérez Zofio
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Assistant Camera

profie photo of Francisco PrósperName: Francisco Prósper
Department: Art
Job/Role: Construction Coordinator

profie photo of Ramón TorradoName: Ramón Torrado
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Screenplay

profie photo of Ramón TorradoName: Ramón Torrado
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Director

profie photo of Gaby PeñalbaName: Gaby Peñalba
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Editor

profie photo of Ricardo TorresName: Ricardo Torres
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Director of Photography

profie photo of Manuel MartínezName: Manuel Martínez
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Still Photographer

profie photo of Antonio AlonsoName: Antonio Alonso
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound

profie photo of Jaime TorrensName: Jaime Torrens
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound

profie photo of César BenítezName: César Benítez
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera Operator

profie photo of Rafael CuevasName: Rafael Cuevas
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production Assistant

profie photo of Jesús SáizName: Jesús Sáiz
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer

profie photo of Ricardo VázquezName: Ricardo Vázquez
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup Artist

profie photo of Víctor López IglesiasName: Víctor López Iglesias
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Assistant Director

profie photo of Heinz NeubertName: Heinz Neubert
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer

profie photo of Ulrich SommerlatteName: Ulrich Sommerlatte
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music

profie photo of Paloma P. CuberoName: Paloma P. Cubero
Department: Art
Job/Role: Production Design

profie photo of Paloma P. CuberoName: Paloma P. Cubero
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Hairstylist

profie photo of Enrique RivasName: Enrique Rivas
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production Manager

profie photo of Theo ZöhnerName: Theo Zöhner
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production Manager

profie photo of Manuel Rivas StevaName: Manuel Rivas Steva
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production Assistant

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