The Secret of the Incas, 1954

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Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) and the opportunist Ed Morgan (Thomas Mitchell) arrive in Peru attracted by the legend of the gold of the Incas. According to that legend, the empire of the Incas was destroyed by the gods when the fabulous sacred treasure of gold and precious stones was stolen from the Temple of the Sun, several centuries ago, and which is preserved in the tomb of Manco. Harry has a fragment of an ancient stone map that indicates the location of the tomb. Wanting to anticipate Ed Morgan, he seizes the private plane of the Romanian consul and goes with Elena Antonescu (Nicole Maurey) to Machu Picchu, in search of the treasure.

The Secret of the Incas

1954

97 minutes

USA

Direction: Jerry Hopper

Screenplay: Sydney Boehm, Ranald MacDougall

Music: David Buttolph

Cinematography: Lionel Lindon, Irma Roberts

Cast: Charlton Heston, Robert Young, Nicole Maurey, Thomas Mitchell, Glenda Farrell, Michael Pate, Leon Askin, William Henry, Kurt Katch, Edward Colmans, Yma Sumac.

Production company: Paramount Pictures

Genre: Adventures. Action