Film adaptation of Werner Keller's bestselling non-fiction book, which attempts to show in a "less spectacular way than the original" that archaeological finds and findings do not contradict biblical statements.
Production
Gloriously dated 70s presentation of ancient ruins and artifacts.
Direction
Harald Reinl brings his Edgar Wallace thriller energy to... biblical scholarship.
Director
Harald Reinl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Harald Reinl was famous for Edgar Wallace krimi thrillers and Winnetou westerns—biblical archaeology was a wild left turn in his filmography.
Keller's 1955 book sparked massive debate in postwar Germany about reconciling secular archaeology with religious tradition—this film arrived right as that conversation was cooling down.
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