MACHU PICCHU: FILM - SECRET OF THE INCAS

Secret of the Incas is a 1954 adventure film starring Charlton Heston as adventurer Harry Steele, on the trail of an ancient Incan artifact. Shot on location at Machu Picchu in Peru, the film is often credited as the inspiration for Raiders of the Lost Ark. The supporting cast features Robert Young and Thomas Mitchell.

Cast

Charlton Heston as Harry Steele, adventurer

Robert Young as Stanley Moorhead

Nicole Maurey as Elena Antonescu

Thomas Mitchell as Ed Morgan

Glenda Farrell as Mrs. Winston

Yma Sumac as Kori-Tika

Plot
An Incan legend states that the Inca Empire was destroyed by the gods when a gold and jeweled starburst was stolen from the Temple of the Sun centuries ago, and that the ancient civilization will be reborn once the treasure is returned. Harry Steele (Charlton Heston), an adventurer, is seeking the artifact, as is his nemesis Edward 'Ed' Morgan (Thomas Mitchell), along with Elena Antonescu (Nicole Maurey), an Iron Curtain refugee.

Production
Secret of the Incas was filmed by Paramount Pictures on location in Peru at Cuzco and Machu Picchu, the first time that a major Hollywood studio filmed at this archeological site. Five hundred native Indians were used as extras in the film. The film also featured the Peruvian singer Yma Sumac as Kori-Tica. The film caused a surge in tourism to Peru in 1954.

Influence on Raiders of the Lost Ark

Charlton Heston and Nicole Maurey

The film is often cited by film buffs as a direct inspiration for the Indiana Jones franchise of films, with many of the scenes inSecret of the Incas bearing a striking resemblance in tone and structure to scenes in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

ThroughoutSecret of the Incas, the main character, Harry Steele, can be seen wearing the "Indiana Jones" outfit: brown leather jacket, fedora, tan pants, an over-the-shoulder bag, and revolver. The character also sometimes wears a light beard, unusual for films of its time, and there is a tomb scene involving a revelatory shaft of light similar to the "Map Room" sequence in Raiders.

Raiders' costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis noted that the inspiration for Indiana's costume was Charlton Heston's Harry Steele in Secret of the Incas: "We did watch this film together as a crew several times, and I always thought it strange that the filmmakers did not credit it later as the inspiration for the series" and quipped that the film is "almost a shot for shot Raiders of the Lost Ark."

Other media
On December 14, 1954, Charlton Heston and Nicole Maurey reprised their roles in a Lux Radio Theater version of Secret of the Incas.

See also
Indiana Jones

INCA LAND - HIRAM BINGHAM YALE UNIVERSITY October 1, 1922

Some of my story has already been told in Harper’s and the National Geographic, to whose editors acknowledgments are due for permission to use the material in its present form. A glance at the Bibliography will show that more than sixty articles and monographs have been published as a result of the Peruvian Expeditions of Yale University and the National Geographic Society. Other reports are still in course of preparation. My own observations are based partly on a study of these monographs and the writings of former travelers, partly on the maps and notes made by my companions, and partly on a study of our Peruvian photographs, a collection now numbering over eleven thousand negatives. Another source of information was the opportunity of frequent conferences with my fellow explorers. One of the great advantages of large expeditions is the bringing to bear on the same problem of minds which have received widely different training.

Searching for Lost Worlds: Machu Picchu: Secrets of the Incan Empire [VHS]

National Geographic Sent Bingham back to Peru in 1912 to take pictures for an entire issue devoted to the Incas, whose breathtaking stonework shrines were once covered in gold, whose kings had worn cloaks of bat skin, who called silver "the tears of the moon, "gold and" the Sweat of the sun. " Machu Picchu Tells you these and Other Fascinating facts About the Inca and Their Escape Route Through Valleys and sacred mountaintop Cities as THEY Fled the Spanish conquistadors in the Early 1500s, as well as relating the Story of Bingham's passion for exploration and how he parlayed his exploration fame into a political career. Anyone for WHO Dreams of the thrill of Exploration, IS Curious About the Incan Empire, Or IS interested in Stunning images of southeastern Peru, Machu Picchu IS a Great Introduction to Early 20th-century Incan Exploration.

BOOK

Written by his son Alfred M. Bingham, this biography conveys the ambitious, multifaceted personality of Hiram Bingham III, the explorer who rediscovered the lost Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. It is a life of both high accomplishments and very human failings. The son and grandson of New England missionaries in the Pacific, Hiram Bingham was raised to carry on the family tradition within the church. But rebelling against the piety and poverty of his background, he chose instead an academic career and married an heiress, a grand-daughter of the founder of Tiffany and Co. His overnight acquisition of great wealth opened many opportunities to Bingham. During his career as an academic specializing in Latin American history, the Tiffany money helped support five scientific expeditions, one of which led to Machu Picchu and his lasting fame. Later it also facilitated a political career, culminating in his serving two terms as a U. S. Senator from Connecticut. This book chronicles Hiram Bingham's achievements, with emphasis on the explorations of which he was most proud, as well as some of his more questionable actions. His adventurous character is brought to life in all its human complexity. This 'must have' book chronicling Hiram Bingham's South American explorations and his 'discovery' of the famous lost Inca city is lavishly illustrated with many photos, maps and sketches. Most are by Hiram Bingham and other members of the Peruvian expeditions. This book should be of interest both to the serious scholar of Inca history and culture as well as the traveller interested in learning more about the events leading to Machu Picchu becoming the great tourist attraction that it is today. This book was originally published in 1989 under the title Portrait of an Explorer: Hiram Bingham, Discoverer of Machu Picchu.

FILM - SECRET OF THE INCAS - 1954

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