The Treasure of the Aztecs (German: Der Schatz der Azteken) is a 1965 western adventure film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lex Barker, Gérard Barray and Michèle Girardon. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany. It was based on a novel by Karl May, part of a boom in adaptations of the author's works during the decade. It was followed by a second part The Pyramid of the Sun God (1965).
It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Barcelona and Yugoslavia. The film sets were designed by the art directors Hertha Hareiter and Otto Pischinger. It was made in Eastmancolor.
Cast
Lex Barker as Dr. Karl Sternau
Gérard Barray as Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla
Rik Battaglia as Captain Lazaro Verdoja
Michèle Girardon as Josefa Cortejo
Alessandra Panaro as Rosita Arbellez
Theresa Lorca as Karja
Ralf Wolter as Andreas Hasenpfeffer
Fausto Tozzi as Benito Juarez
Hans Nielsen as Don Pedro Arbellez
Gustavo Rojo as Lieutenant Potoca
Kelo Henderson as Frank Wilson
Jean-Roger Caussimon as Marshal Bazaine
Friedrich von Ledebur as Count Fernando di Rodriganda y Sevilla
Vladimir Popovic as Black Deer
Jeff Corey as Abraham Lincoln
Djordje Nenadovic as Count Embarez