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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 Keeper of the Stone.

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The Devil Came from Akasava
German theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jesús Franco (as Jess Frank)
Written by	Ladislas Fodor Paul André
Based on	Keepers of the Stone by Edgar Wallace
Produced by	Artur Brauner Karl Heinz Mannchen
Starring	Soledad Miranda Fred Williams Horst Tappert
Cinematography	Manuel Merino
Music by	Manfred Hübler Siegfried Schwab
Production company	CCC Films
Distributed by	CEA Distribución
Release date	5 March 1971 (1971-03-05)
Running time	83 min
Countries	West Germany Spain
Language	German

The film was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin with location shooting in Lisbon and Spain.

Background

The Devil Came from Akasava is based on the short story Keepers of the Stone in the collection Sanders of the River by Edgar Wallace[1] and forming a part of exotic stories on the fictional indigenous people of the Akasava. It is a late example of Edgar Wallace film adaptations that were particularly popular in Germany during the 1960s.

The lead actress Soledad Miranda was killed in a car accident in Portugal soon after finishing this film.

Plot

Prof. Walter Forrester (Ángel Menéndez) is a British scientist working in the Akasava jungle in South America. His assistant finds a mysterious stone but it is stolen and Forrester vanishes, leaving him as the sole suspect. However, after a Scotland Yard detective is murdered while entering Forrester's office in London, the Scotland Yard chief Sir Philipp (Siegfried Schürenberg) hands the case to Jane Morgan (Soledad Miranda), an attractive agent, while given its international priority, Secret Intelligence Service will be on the case. Now, on a secret mission and with double identity as the young stripper wife of the British consul Irving Lambert (Alberto Dalbés), Morgan arrives in South America. Meanwhile, she meets Rex Forrester (Fred Williams), professor's nephew who is also concerned of his fate and arrives in the country for further investigation.

Cast

• Soledad Miranda (as Susann Korda): Jane Morgan
• Fred Williams: Rex Forrester
• Jesús Franco (cameo): Tino Celli
• Horst Tappert: Dr. Andrew Thorrsen
• Alberto Dalbés: Irving Lambert
• Ewa Strömberg: Ingrid Thorrsen
• Ángel Menéndez: Prof. Walter Forrester
• Siegfried Schürenberg: Sir Philipp
• Walter Rilla: Lord Kingsley
• Paul Müller: Dr. Henry
• Blandine Ebinger: Abigaile Kingsley
• Howard Vernon: Humphrey

References

External links

• The Devil Came from Akasava at IMDb

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