The Wild Men of Kurdistan

The Wild Men of Kurdistan

1965 · 103 min · ★ 6.0 · Adventure

After dealing with the Shut in the Balkans, Kara Ben-Nemsi ('Karl the German') receives a firman (precious passport) from the padishah (Ottoman sultan) before he continues his travels through Kurdistan. Achmed El Corda, the son of Halef's Hadedhin Beduin tribe's sheik Mohammed Emin, has been captured by the machredsh (Turkish governor) of Mossul for resisting water seizure by his Turkish troops. Kara takes charge of the rescue.

Directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb · Written by Franz Josef Gottlieb

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Lex Barker Kara Ben Nemsi
Marie Versini Ingdscha
Ralf Wolter Hadschi Halef Omar
Dieter Borsche Sir David Lindsay
Chris Howland Archibald
Đorđe Nenadović Machredsch of Mosul
Gustavo Rojo Ahmed El Corda
Werner Peters Mütesselin
Charles Fawcett Scheik Mohammed Emin / Scheik Kadir Bei
Wolfgang Lukschy Ali Bei
Gloria Cámara Brenda
Fernando Sancho Padischah

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