Secret of the Incas - Pt.1

UPDATE:!!! As of December 8th, I've noticed that this video is now available as a "Watch Instantly" on NetFlix. If there has been a re-release of it, I'm sure this won't be here much longer.....First, my disclaimer: This movie is considered to be in the public domain as defined by U.S. copyright law and the Berne Convention, and no rights are given or implied.

Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is the smart, two-fisted relic hunter who has found the secret hiding place of ancient Inca gold, high in the Peruvian Andes at fabled Machu Picchu, and is willing to use anyone or anything to get there; Dr. Stanley Moorehead (Robert Young) is the idealistic archeologist who wants to give the long-lost treasure back to the Peruvian people; Elena Atonescu (Nicole Maury) is the beautiful and seductive refugee they both fall for, and who will stop at nothing to stay out from behind the Iron Curtain; Kori-Tika (Yma Sumac) is the exotic Inca priestess, whose otherworldly singing is the only way to pacify the restless Peruvian natives; Ed Morgan (Thomas Mitchell) is the murderous thief, driven by a lifetime of greed, who is trying to steal the treasure for a last great score. Harry must race them all to find the treasure, using a secret of his own - only Harry knows the ancient ritual which will reveal the hidden gold in the tomb of the last Inca King, in a stunning scene that influenced the Well of Souls from "Raiders Of The Lost Ark".

Twenty-seven years before directors George Lucas and Steven Spielberg collaborated to create Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jerry Hopper directed Secret of the Incas.

The influence of this movie on the creators of Indiana Jones is obvious. Harry Steele's costume and mannerisms, as well as some of the scene types bear a remarkable resemblance to the Indiana Jones trilogy.

Category:

Film & Animation

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• Indiana
• Jones
• Charlton
• Heston
• Incas

[doctornoooo]

Heston usually was a fairly insipid actor: but somehow this role fits him like a damned glove. He was better as a slightly slimy guy somehow. Hard to come up with another actor that would have filled this role so well. For me this and his character in The Naked Jungle (there he is also fairly unlikable) were his best.

[duster413]

@doctornoooo I'm inclined to agree with your comment. Heston was always great as a "mercenary" type character. Too bad he didn't have more roles in this vain......

[duster413]

UPDATE:!!! As of December 8th, I've noticed that this video is now available as a "Watch Instantly" on NetFlix. If there has been a re-release of it, I'm sure this won't be here much longer.....

[baboonsofsteel43]

It's pretty cool how you can see how much this movie influenced the Indiana Jones movies. Its almost like watching a lost adventure of Indiana.

[171view]

Thanks for posting, now this is a classic hollywood adventure. Not the lame crap that comes out today

[HenryConway007]

Wow! Talk about plagiarism!

[realistromeo]

INDIANA HESTON AND THE SECRET OF DOOM!

Lol heston was the man.... love seeing the real sites as well.

[MEgues]

@SPS148669 lol..geez theyre everywhere just like any race..except urs no offense..

[SPS148669]

@MEgues

Cause they won't stay in their country.

[MEgues]

@SPS148669 so y u hate the chinese?

[SPS148669]

@MEgues

I am Native American!

[MEgues]

@SPS148669 y ur chinese?

i think chinese culture is cool to know..

[SuperJamesbyrne]

@thetoyreviewerisdead reckons that Indy is better than SECRET OF THE INCAS. The Harrison Ford movies may have more thrills and spills in them but this old 1954 movie is just dripping with class.

[SPS148669]

I am a fanboy of the Inca Empire cause I hate Chinese people!