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A Frenchman claiming to be the grandson of LeBlanc, who was part of the original party that legend claims found a mother lode of gold on Treasure Mountain, returns with a detailed map to recover the stash.
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In the dying days of World War II a unit of Nazi SS officers is instructed to transport mysterious crates to the Austrian Alps. Upon arrival at a remote lake they dump their cargo. What could possibly be in them?
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German journalist Paul Badde goes on a journey of discovery to learn about the 'face of god' print said to have been created by Jesus himself housed in a church in Manoppello, Italy.
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As medievalist author Otto Rahn is running out of funds for his studies on the Cathar Grail Heinrich Himmler steps in and offers him cash and forces him to join the SS.
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