The Real Tomb Hunters: Snakes, Curses and Booby Traps (2006) [N/A]
Release Date:
January 21, 2006
Original Title:
The Real Tomb Hunters: Snakes, Curses and Booby Traps
Alternate Titles:
The Real Tomb Hunters - Snakes, Curses and Booby Traps
Genres:
Documentary
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 94
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.