International Falcon Smuggling (1985)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 44M

Director : Ralph Christians
Writer : Ralph Christians

Synopsis

The smugglers, who come from Europe and the United States of America, steal the eggs of the arctic gerfalcon and transport them in private planes to Germany. The young birds are then sold for $50,000 each, usually to wealthy Arabs. The white falcon is the biggest and strongest falcon in the world; tragically most of them die when exposed to the heat of the desert. The film investigates the methods of the smugglers and shows interviews with falcon dealers, policemen, animal protectors in Europe and America and includes authentic shots from a "falconbust" in Cologne, Germany.

Actors

Crews

Ralph Christians
Ralph Christians
Director
Ralph Christians
Ralph Christians
Screenplay
Klaus Schäfer
Klaus Schäfer
Director of Photography
Werner Schäfer
Werner Schäfer
Editor
Michael Ehlers
Michael Ehlers
Music
Hjörtur Howser
Hjörtur Howser
Music
Vilhjálmur Ragnarsson
Vilhjálmur Ragnarsson
Producer
Michael John
Michael John
Sound