Chariots of the Gods (film)

Chariots of the Gods
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarald Reinl
Written byHarald Reinl
Wilhelm Roggersdorf
Based onChariots of the Gods?
by Erich von Däniken
Produced byManfred Barthel
Günther Eulau
Narrated byHeinz-Detlev Bock
Klaus Kindler
Christian Marschall
CinematographyErnst Wild
Edited byHermann Haller
Music byPeter Thomas
Distributed byTerra Film
Release date
  • 26 April 1970 (1970-04-26)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman
Box office$25.9 million[1] or $12.46 million[2]

Chariots of the Gods (German: Erinnerungen an die Zukunft, lit.'memories of the future') is a 1970 West German documentary film directed by Harald Reinl. It is based on Erich von Däniken's book Chariots of the Gods?, a pseudoscientific book that theorizes extraterrestrials impacted early human life and evolution. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference worldwideboxoffice was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 291. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  3. ^ "The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  4. ^ "NY Times: Chariots of the Gods". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on 15 March 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2008.