The Green Hell (1938)

Original title

Kautschuk

Directed by

Eduard von Borsody

Genre

adventure film

Country

Nazi Germany, Germany

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows explorer Henry Wickham as he smuggles rubber tree seeds out of Brazil. He faces obstacles in the jungle and from authorities to bring the valuable crop to the British Empire.

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What happens

Rubber (German: Kautschuk) is a 1938 German historical adventure film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring René Deltgen, Gustav Diessl and Herbert Hübner. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Brazil. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Herbert Frohberg and Anton Weber. Unusually for a film produced by Nazi Germany it features a British hero, the explorer Henry Wickham. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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