An adventurer searchers for hidden treasure in the Peruvian jungles.An adventurer searchers for hidden treasure in the Peruvian jungles.An adventurer searchers for hidden treasure in the Peruvian jungles.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Booth Colman
- Juan Fernandez
- (uncredited)
Fritz Ford
- Tourist
- (uncredited)
Martin Garralaga
- Dr. Cesar Perez
- (uncredited)
Geraldine Hall
- Mrs. Richmond
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film is often cited as a direct inspiration for the Indiana Jones franchise of films, with many of the scenes in "Secret of the Incas" bearing a striking resemblance in tone and structure to scenes in "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Throughout the film, the main character, Harry Steele, can be seen wearing the "Indiana Jones" outfit - brown leather jacket, fedora, tan trousers, and revolver.
- GoofsRegarding Machu Picchu, the famous Incan ruins in Peru, Charlton Heston's character, Harry Steele, tells Elena, "It's an ancient city of the Incas. It's been lost for over a thousand years". In reality, Machu Picchu was built around 1450, and rediscovered in the early 1900's, making it "lost" for a bit less than 500 years.
- Quotes
Miss Morris: [to Harry Steele] For a tall man, you're the smallest man I ever met.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Top 10 Dumbest Indiana Jones Moments (2009)
- SoundtracksVirgin of the Sun God
(uncredited)
Written by Moises Vivanco
Performed by Yma Sumac
Arranged and Conducted by Les Baxter
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Secret of the Incas
Heston plays a tough, cynical treasure hunter filling in as a tourist guide. He is though keen to find a legendary Incan treasure and when an opportunity for a private plane to take him and his latest girl to Machu Picchu to seek this out he is not going to miss the opportunity.
You only have to look at Heston to see how this influenced Indiana Jones and there are also quite a few incidents picked up by Spielberg later. This is where the similarities end as the action relating to treasure hunting is pretty thin and for most of the film, it's just about the planning, travelling and avoiding the baddies. Heston is a real star though and carries this fun but unremarkable adventure with ease - frankly everyone else is neither here or there.
Nice to see singing legend Imma Sumac doing her amazing thing.
Point of interest - what exactly is Thomas Mitchell doing at the snooker table near the start of the film?
You only have to look at Heston to see how this influenced Indiana Jones and there are also quite a few incidents picked up by Spielberg later. This is where the similarities end as the action relating to treasure hunting is pretty thin and for most of the film, it's just about the planning, travelling and avoiding the baddies. Heston is a real star though and carries this fun but unremarkable adventure with ease - frankly everyone else is neither here or there.
Nice to see singing legend Imma Sumac doing her amazing thing.
Point of interest - what exactly is Thomas Mitchell doing at the snooker table near the start of the film?
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,400,000
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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