The Devil Came from Akasava
The Devil Came from Akasava is a 1971 West German-Spanish adventure-spy film directed by Jesús Franco. It was based on a novel by Edgar Wallace called Keeper of the Stone.
Plot
Prof. Walter Forrester is a British scientist working in the Akasava jungle in South America. His assistant finds a mysterious stone, but it is stolen and Forrester vanishes, leaving him as the sole suspect. However, after a Scotland Yard detective is murdered while entering Forrester's office in London, the Scotland Yard chief Sir Philipp hands the case to Jane Morgan, an attractive agent, while given its international priority, Secret Intelligence Service will be on the case. Now, on a secret mission and with double identity as the young stripper wife of the British consul Irving Lambert, Morgan arrives in South America. Meanwhile, she meets Rex Forrester, professor's nephew, who is also concerned of his fate and arrives in the country for further investigation.
More details
| author | Ladislas Fodor |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London South America |
| director | Jesús Franco |
| genre | adventure thriller |
| keywords | double identity murder scotland yard secret intelligence service secret mission |
| musicBy | Manfred Hübler Siegfried Schwab |
| producer | Artur Brauner Karl Heinz Mannchen |
| productionCompany | CCC Films |
| publisher | CEA Distribución |
| theme | spy |