Curse of Snakes Valley

Curse of Snakes Valley (Polish: Klątwa doliny węży) is a 1988 Polish-Soviet adventure science fiction horror film directed by Marek Piestrak.[1] The screenplay is loosely based on the Robert Stratton novella The Hobby of Dr. Traven, which was published by the end of 1970s in the Polish magazine Przekrój.[2][3][4]

Curse of Snakes Valley
Original Russian film poster
Directed byMarek Piestrak
Written byMarek Piestrak
Vladimir Valutsky
Wojciech Niżyński
Based onThe Hobby of Dr. Traven by Robert Stratton
StarringKrzysztof Kolberger
Roman Wilhelmi
Ewa Sałacka
Leon Niemczyk
CinematographyRyszard Lenczewski Janusz Pawłowski
Edited byMaria Kuźmińska-Lebiedzik
Music bySven Grünberg
Production
companies
Tallinnfilm
Zespól Filmowy "Oko"
Release date
  • 3 October 1988 (1988-10-03)
Running time
99 minutes
CountriesPoland, Soviet Union
LanguagesPolish, Russian

The trio of adventurous pals, a man who is a scientist, a fine lady and a former military pilot are in the Indochina jungles looking for some mysterious vase that holds a metal container that is of no mundane origin.

Curse of Snakes Valley was a great box office success. About 1 milion viewers saw the film in Poland and as many as 25 milion in the Soviet Union.[2]

Plot

Cast

Production

The film's principal photography was done primarily in Vietnam. Shots for the film were made at: Ho Chi Minh City Airport, Hanoi, Mỹ Sơn Temple and in Quang Nam Province.[5]

Some of the scenes for the film were shot in Paris (Eiffel Tower, Sorbonne Square) and Tallinn.[5]

References
  1. "Curse of Snakes Valley - New Horizons of Film Language: Special Effects | New Horizons".
  2. "Curse of Snakes Valley - Films - Studio Filmowe Kadr". sfkadr.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  3. "MAIN DISHES". Sweet and Low and Sour. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  4. "Robert Stratton - Hobby doktora Travena". niniwa22.cba.pl. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  5. "FilmPolski.pl". FilmPolski (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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