International Falcon Smuggling

Synopsis

The smugglers, who come from Europe and the United States of America, steal the eggs of the arctic gerfalcon and transport them in private planes to Germany. The young birds are then sold for $50,000 each, usually to wealthy Arabs. The white falcon is the biggest and strongest falcon in the world; tragically most of them die when exposed to the heat of the desert. The film investigates the methods of the smugglers and shows interviews with falcon dealers, policemen, animal protectors in Europe and America and includes authentic shots from a "falconbust" in Cologne, Germany.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound	Michael John
	Music	Michael Ehlers Hjörtur Howser
Production	Producer	Vilhjálmur Ragnarsson
Writing	Screenplay	Ralph Christians
Directing	Director	Ralph Christians
Camera	Director of Photography	Klaus Schäfer
Editing	Editor	Werner Schäfer
Department	Role	Name

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