Secret of the Incas

Secret of the Incas
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Directed by	Jerry Hopper
Written by	Sydney Boehm Ranald MacDougall
Based on	The Legend of the Incas by Sydney Boehm
Produced by	Mel Epstein
Starring	Charlton Heston Robert Young Nicole Maurey Thomas Mitchell
Cinematography	Lionel Lindon Irma Roberts
Edited by	Eda Warren
Music by	David Buttolph
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 6, 1954 (1954-06-06)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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.