Secret of the Incas

Secret of the Incas
Film poster
Directed byJerry Hopper
Written bySydney Boehm
Ranald MacDougall
Based onThe Legend of the Incas by Sydney Boehm
Produced byMel Epstein
StarringCharlton Heston
Robert Young
Nicole Maurey
Thomas Mitchell
CinematographyLionel Lindon
Irma Roberts
Edited byEda Warren
Music byDavid Buttolph
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 6, 1954 (1954-06-06)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.4 million[1]

Secret of the Incas is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Charlton Heston as adventurer Harry Steele, on the trail of an ancient Incan artifact. The supporting cast features Robert Young, Nicole Maurey and Thomas Mitchell, as well as a rare film appearance by Peruvian singer Yma Sumac. Shot on location at Machu Picchu in Peru, the film is often credited as the inspiration for Raiders of the Lost Ark.

  1. ^ "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada