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Depictions of local customs such as food preparation and dances are worth noting.
"Durch die Wüste" (translated as "Across the Desert" in English) is a 1936 German adventure film based on the novel by Karl May, depicting the travels of his famous characters Kara Ben Nemsi and Hadschi Halef Omar through the Ottoman Empire desert, filled with perilous situations and encounters with local tribes; it was notable as the first sound adaptation of a May novel produced during the national-socialist era, featuring a cast including Fred Raupach and Heinz Evelt..
Depictions of local customs such as food preparation and dances are worth noting.
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