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The Devil Came from Akasava (1971)

The Devil Came from Akasava poster
Original title
Der Teufel kam aus Akasava
Directed by
Jesús Franco
Genre
adventure film, spy film
Country
Germany, Spain
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
16
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A spy investigating a mysterious stone gets tangled in a web of intrigue and exotic locales. The story follows two secret agents as they race to keep a powerful gem from falling into the wrong hands.

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What happens

The Devil Came from Akasava (German: Der Teufel kam aus Akasava) is a 1971 West German-Spanish adventure-spy film directed by Jesús Franco. It was based on a novel by Edgar Wallace called The Keepers of the Stone. The film was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin with location shooting in Lisbon and Spain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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