''Death Stone'' (german: Der Stein des Todes) is a 1987
German
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Sri-Lankan action film directed by
Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring
Albert Fortell,
Heather Thomas,
Elke Sommer
Elke Sommer (; born Elke Baronin von Schletz, 5 November 1940) is a German actress. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in ''The Pink Panther (1963 film), The Pink Panther'' sequel ''A S ...
, and
Brad Harris. It was also released as ''Perahera'' and ''Jungle Fire''.
Plot
While in Sri Lanka attending the
Esala Perahera
The Kandy Esala Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historical procession is held annually to pay homage to the Sacred To ...
festival, a man's girlfriend goes missing and is later found dead of a drug overdose. He then sets about going after the criminals who killed her.
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Cast
Home media
In 2011 this film was released on DVD. The disc contains a German version of this film and as addition an interview with Brad Harris in English. Brad Harris talks about this film as well as about his film career in general.
Background
Brad Harris also states in the aforementioned interview he had written parts of the screenplay and was responsible for the choreography of all fights. Among other things he also mentions the Italian actors had brought provisions from Italy with them and had advised the cooks in their hotels to fix them meals à la Italian cuisine.
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1987 films
1980s adventure drama films
German adventure drama films
West German films
Sri Lankan adventure films
1980s German-language films
Films set in Sri Lanka
Films directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb
1987 drama films
1980s German films
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