The Real Tomb Hunters: Snakes, Curses and Booby Traps

The Real Tomb Hunters: Snakes, Curses and Booby Traps (2006)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2006-01-21
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Director: Geoffrey Madeja

Summary

Fighting Nazis; grabbing golden treasure; fleeing angry natives; dodging pitfalls in a booby-trapped temple--we all know how fictional explorers and archaeologists spend their days. But does real life compare? We follow some of the most daring archaeologists and take on the dangers they face--Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass steps into a booby-trapped tomb; American Arthur Demarest fights looters in the jungles of Cancuen; and in Chiapas, angry villagers kidnap Australian-born Peter Mathews. We also examine stories of past explorers who helped shape the "Indiana Jones" stereotype--paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews battled venomous snakes and Mongol bandits in the Gobi Desert; John Pendlebury, the British archaeologist, fought Nazis on Crete; and Sylvanus Morely, who was the first American archaeologist/spy. There are no special effects, no stuntmen, and no retakes...and for these real-life archaeologists, no guarantee they'll survive for a sequel.

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  • Josh Bernstein

    as Host and Narrator
  • Brandon Ohrns

    as Roy Chapman Andrews
Directing Geoffrey Madeja Director
Writing Marcy Marzuki Writer

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