Towers of Silence (film)

Towers of Silence
Directed by	Hans Bertram
Written by	Hans Bertram Walter Ulbrich
Produced by	Jochen Genzow
Starring	Philip Dorn Gisela Uhlen Carl Raddatz
Cinematography	Werner Krien
Edited by	Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz
Music by	Herbert Trantow
Production company	Allegro-Film
Distributed by	Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date	1 October 1952 (1952-10-01)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Towers of Silence (German: Türme des Schweigens) is a 1952 West German adventure film directed by Hans Bertram and starring Philip Dorn, Gisela Uhlen, and Carl Raddatz. It was shot on location in Amsterdam, Damascus and Palmyra. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Mellin.

Synopsis

In Syria the Dutch pilot Captain de Vries meets Helen Morrison, the wife of an archaeologist. When she leaves behind some jewellery he flies from Damascus to Palmyra to return it to her, and discovers her husband is attempting to find an ancient tomb in the hopes of getting rich from it. A more ruthless rival, Richard Poolmans, is on the track of the lost treasure too.

Cast

• Philip Dorn as Captain de Vries
• Gisela Uhlen as Helen Morrison
• Carl Raddatz as Robert Morrison
• Hermann Schomberg as Richard Poolmans
• Hans Stiebner as Pelli
• Hans Hinrich as Colonel Souka

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.

External links

• Towers of Silence at IMDb