Liane, Jungle Goddess

Liane, Jungle Goddess

This is Liane...a lost child who became savage queen of a black jungle!

1956 · 88 min · ★ 5.1 · Adventure

Researchers in the African jungle find a young white woman living with a tribe, that adores her as goddess. They carry her off and proudly report to the press. It turns out that she may be Liane, the long lost daughter of the rich shipowner Amelongen. So Toren starts civilizing her and takes her to Germany, where she - now in love with Toren - has to defend herself against accusations of legacy-hunting. Will she fit into her new society?

Directed by Eduard von Borsody · Written by Ernst von Salomon

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