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Storm Over Ceylon (1963)

Storm Over Ceylon poster
Original title
Das Todesauge von Ceylon
Directed by
Giovanni Roccardi, Gerd Oswald
Genre
adventure film
Country
Germany, France, Italy
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
12
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people in Sri Lanka get tangled up in a hunt for hidden treasure. There are fights, chases, and a romantic subplot.

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What happens

Storm Over Ceylon (German: Das Todesauge von Ceylon, Italian: Tempesta su Ceylon) is a 1963 adventure film directed by Gerd Oswald and Giovanni Roccardi and starring Lex Barker, Ann Smyrner and Magali Noël. It was made as a co-production between West Germany, Italy and France. It was shot at the Cinecitta Studios in Rome and on location in Sri Lanka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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