Chariots of the Gods (film)

Chariots of the Gods
Chariots of the Gods
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Harald Reinl
Written by	Harald Reinl; Wilhelm Roggersdorf
Based on	Chariots of the Gods?; by Erich von Däniken
Produced by	Manfred Barthel; Günther Eulau
Narrated by	Heinz-Detlev Bock; Klaus Kindler; Christian Marschall
Cinematography	Ernst Wild
Edited by	Hermann Haller
Music by	Peter Thomas
Distributed by	Terra Film
Release date	26 April 1970;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German
Box office	$25.9 million or $12.46 million

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]

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^ 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
^ "The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
^ "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.