Raiders of the Lost Past
2015, 50 minutes
What do Heinrich Himmler, NASA astronaut Jim Irwin, British Army Colonel Percy Fawcett and actor Richard Knight have in common?
What do Heinrich Himmler, NASA astronaut Jim Irwin, British Army Colonel Percy Fawcett and actor Richard Knight have in common? They all belong to a unique succession of obsessives, explorers, adventurers and archaeologists, united in their quest to reveal the truth behind history's most powerful myths. Whilst they have very different motivations for their expeditions - whether it's the insatiable desire for eternal life, invincibility and symbolic power, the promise of fabulous wealth and fame or an unwavering spiritual dedication, they share the same infatuation that in some cases led to starvation, the loss of fortunes, imprisonment and death in the pursuit of their goal.