Film

B.Traven: A Mystery Solved

1978 · 1h 5m · Documentary

IMDb

7.4

B. Traven is one of the most mysterious figures of the 20th century. He wrote The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and a dozen other fine books which have sold in millions around the world, but no publisher, no agent, and no fellow author ever met him -he has remained the Marie Celeste of literature, a name without an identity. Nobody knew in what language he wrote. Nobody knew in what country he had been born. Nobody knew if he were one man or several. It was even said that those who sought him were struck down and destroyed. Was this photograph, taken in London in 1923, a picture of Traven? It was certainly a vital clue.

John Huston

Self

Robert Robinson

Self - Presenter

John Westbrook

Self - Reader

Rolf Recknagel

Self - Historian

• Will WyattDirector · Producer
• Robert RobinsonWriter
• Geoffrey BotterillEditor

Release date

December 19, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 5m

Genres

Documentary