Mit Karl May im Orient
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Mit Karl May im Orient is the title of a six-part television series about the themes of the literary works of Karl May
. The show was originally broadcast in 1963 by the German
broadcaster ZDF
. In the series the themes of the Orient Cycle, which includes Durch die Wüste
, Durchs wilde Kurdistan, Von Bagdad nach Stambul, In den Schluchten des Balkan, Durch das Land der Skipetaren, and Der Schut, are discussed.
The six parts of the series included:
Karl May
Karl Friedrich May was a popular German writer, noted mainly for adventure novels set in the American Old West, and similar books set in the Orient and Middle East . In addition, he wrote stories set in his native Germany, in China and in South America...
. The show was originally broadcast in 1963 by the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
broadcaster ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
. In the series the themes of the Orient Cycle, which includes Durch die Wüste
Durch Die Wuste
Durch die Wüste is the first full-length solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia, and Aquarello. The title is German for "Through the Desert."...
, Durchs wilde Kurdistan, Von Bagdad nach Stambul, In den Schluchten des Balkan, Durch das Land der Skipetaren, and Der Schut, are discussed.
The six parts of the series included:
- "Kara Ben Nemsi"
- "Tod im Sumpf"
- "Die Rose von Kbili"
- "Die tote Stadt"
- "Das Geheimnis des Bettlers"
- "Der falsche Hakim"