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Treasure of the Petrified Forest (1965)

Treasure of the Petrified Forest poster
Original title
Il tesoro della foresta pietrificata
Directed by
Emimmo Salvi
Genre
fantasy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
16
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An adventurer seeks a hidden treasure in a mysterious forest. The story is based on the Nibelungen saga and uses music from Wagner's Ring cycle.

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What happens

Treasure of the Petrified Forest (Italian: Il tesoro della foresta pietrificata) is a 1965 Italian adventure film directed by Emimmo Salvi. It mixes elements of the Nibelungen saga and of Richard Wagner's opera Ring of the Nibelung, which is also used as soundtrack (especially the famous Ride of the Valkyries). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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