Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit

2010 1h 38m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 50

AdventureAction

Synopsis

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Jack Hunter, an adventurous treasure seeker, goes to Syria after his mentor and father figure Professor Fredrick Shaffer is killed. Professor Frederick Shaffer believed that the people of Ugarit, a town in Syria that existed during the Pharoah’s reign, had buried a treasure before they were wiped out by the Pharoahs. Jack Hunter is one of the few archaeologists in the world who can interpret Ugarit writings

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ivan Sergei
Jack Hunter
Joanne Kelly
Nadia Ramadan
Thure Riefenstein
Albert Littmann
Susan Ward
Liz
Mario Naim Bassil
Tariq
Sean Lawlor
Professor Frederick Shaffer
Muhammed Cangören
Ali
Hakan Silahsizoglu
Hakim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Terry Cunningham
Writers: Kevin Moore, Steven Jones, Terry Cunningham
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Turkey

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Turkey.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Jack Hunter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Terry Cunningham, shot by John P. Tarver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Ivan Sergei and Joanne Kelly and Thure Riefenstein carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1412353 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Terry Cunningham directs. John P. Tarver behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Turkey. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Turkey.
3Part of the "Jack Hunter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Terry Cunningham, shot by John P. Tarver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Ivan Sergei and Joanne Kelly and Thure Riefenstein carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1412353 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: John P. Tarver
Costume design: Funda Tunali
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (2010)

Part of

Jack Hunter Collection

The main story is the search for two artefacts which combined become an extraordinary weapon in the form a nuclear laser which turns rock into molten lava. There are various interests in the search of the two artefacts. Jack is a treasure seeker who works for a National USA intelligence service which operates with dozens of operatives keeping watch via satellites on banks of computer screens and led by a comparatively young woman who has a love hate relationship with Jack. He has a history love and sexual adventures although it is not clear which affair is what.