Film

The Memorable Pilgrimage of Emperor Kanga Mussa From Mali to Mecca

1977

They are traveling on a rickety wagon, a crier and a storyteller with their wonder box. The view is sold into the peep-box stage, and the peep-box looks back: into the laughing faces of the young audience, who follow the story of Emperor Kanga Mussa on his golden pilgrimage with wide eyes. Accompanied by Gheorghe Zamfir's enchanting music and Attila Hörbiger's concise voice, a mixture of fairy tales and travel pictures unfolds, taking the audience to foreign and mystical places such as Timbuktu or Djenné, where the large mosque by architect Hagmüller is prominently featured.

Attila Hörbiger

Narrator

Cheik Gassama

Kanga Mussa

Abdul Wares

Narrator

• Götz HagmüllerWriter · Director
• Dietmar GrafDirector of Photography · Director
• Lida WiniewiczWriter
• Herbert SchusterDirector of Photography

Release date

January 1, 1977

Status

Released

Original language

German