The Devil Came from Akasava
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| Directed by | Jess Frank |
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| Based on | The Keepers of the Stone by Edgar Wallace |
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| Cinematography | Manuel Merino |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
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| Language | German |
The Devil Came from Akasava (German: Der Teufel kam aus Akasava) is a 1971 West German-Spanish adventure-spy film directed by Jesús Franco. It was based on a novel by Edgar Wallace called The Keepers of the Stone.
The film was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin with location shooting in Lisbon and Spain.
Background
[edit]The Devil Came from Akasava is based on the short story Keepers of the Stone in the collection Sanders of the River by Edgar Wallace,[3] and forming a part of exotic stories on the fictional indigenous people of the Akasava. It is a late example of Edgar Wallace film adaptations that were particularly popular in Germany during the 1960s. Lead actress Soledad Miranda was killed in a car accident in Portugal soon after finishing this film.[citation needed]
Plot
[edit]Prof. Walter Forrester is a British scientist working in the Akasava jungle in South America.[4] His assistant finds a mysterious stone, but it is stolen and Forrester vanishes, leaving him as the sole suspect. However, after a Scotland Yard detective is murdered while entering Forrester's office in London, Scotland Yard chief Sir Philipp hands the case to attractive agent Jane Morgan, even though the Secret Intelligence Service will also be on the case due to its international priority. Morgan arrives in South America under the covert identity of the young stripper wife of British consul Irving Lambert. There she meets Rex Forrester, the professor's nephew, who is also concerned about his fate and is conducting his own investigation.
Cast
[edit]- Soledad Miranda (as Susann Korda): Jane Morgan
- Fred Williams: Rex Forrester
- Jesús Franco (cameo): Tino Celli
- Horst Tappert: Dr. Andrew Thorrsen
- Alberto Dalbés: Irving Lambert
- Ewa Strömberg: Ingrid Thorrsen
- Ángel Menéndez: Prof. Walter Forrester
- Siegfried Schürenberg: Sir Philipp
- Walter Rilla: Lord Kingsley
- Paul Müller: Dr. Henry
- Blandine Ebinger: Abigail Kingsley
- Howard Vernon: Humphrey
Reception
[edit]TV guide found it was a "Campy espionage tale".[5] A review at Horror News stated, "Anyone familiar with Franco’s career knows that his films tend to be loaded with nudity and skirts the edges of being porn. Luckily, he toned down the sexual elements to fall in line to what was standard for James Bond-inspired films. However, toned down does not mean excised."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Der Teufel kam aus Akasava". Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "El Diablo que vino de Akasawa". iicaa Catalogo de Cinespanol. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Sanders of the River
- ^ Lázaro-Reboll, Antonio; Olney, Ian (20 August 2018). The Films of Jess Franco. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-4317-3.
- ^ "The Devil Came from Akasava". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Film Review: The Devil Came for Akasava (1971)". Horror News | HNN. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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