Chariots of the Gods (1970)
"Erinnerungen an die Zukunft" (original title)

Documentary based on the book by Erich Von Daniken concerning the ancient mysteries of the world, such as the pyramids of Egypt and Mexico, ancient cave drawings, the monuments of Easter ... See full summary »

Director:

Harald Reinl

Writers:

Harald Reinl, Wilhelm Roggersdorf (commentary),

Stars:

Heinz-Detlev Bock, Klaus Kindler, Christian Marschall

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Credited cast:
Heinz-Detlev Bock	...	Narrator (voice)
Klaus Kindler	...	Narrator (voice)
Christian Marschall	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hans Domnick	...	Participation
Jean Fontaine	...	Narrator (English version)
Thor Heyerdahl	...	Participation
Bruce Johansen	...	Narrator (English version)
Aleksandr Kazantsev	...	Participation
Hermann Oberth	...	Participation
Lee Pajan	...	Narrator (English version)

Storyline

Documentary based on the book by Erich Von Daniken concerning the ancient mysteries of the world, such as the pyramids of Egypt and Mexico, ancient cave drawings, the monuments of Easter Island, etc. and the fact that these things and modern civilization could have been influenced by extra-terrestrial visitations hundreds(or perhaps thousands) of years ago.

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Plot Keywords:

extra terrestrial | easter island | spaceship | easter island head | egyptian pyramid | 

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Taglines:

Was God An Astronaut? The Amazing Story Of Earth's Unsolved Mysteries.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

26 April 1970 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Chariots of the Gods

Filming Locations:

Bolivia

Box Office

Gross:

$25,948,300 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Terra-Filmkunst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released at 54 minutes in the UK, so that it would fit on a double bill as the supporting film to The Railway Children in 1971.

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Goofs

Amongst this film's claims, was that the Nazca Lines were some kind of landing strip or runway system. In actual fact, the ground in the area would be too soft to be a landing strip for any large craft.

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Quotes

Narrator: [On a 40,000 year old bison skull] The beast was alive when killed.

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Connections

Referenced in The Thing (1982)

User Reviews

Bringing an important theory to the masses

This lively production loosely based on von Daniken's first work, 'Chariots of the Gods?' brought his theories of alien visitations in the past to the attention of the movie going audience. At that time it was a break-through in thinking. Since then von Daniken has presented dozens of more books of proofs, many of them more scientific and hard-nosed than this. As a result, there have been bookshelves full of other books on this subject, including those written by scientists, professors and other notable experts. Meanwhile, a campaign of debunking this whole theory is maintained by a clique of limited thinkers, believing in their arrogance, that this is the only world in the entire universe on which intelligent life arose - gimme a break! Watch it again for the joy of discovery. A tremendous soundtrack is a bonus