Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)

12/05/1959 (FR) • 1h 37m

Drama

Overview

After Caribbean despot Mariano Vargas is murdered at the hands of his enraged populace, his secretary Ramón Vázquez takes not just control but also Vargas' widow Inés, with whom he's been having an affair. Special military unit leader Alejandro Gual arrives to overthrow Vázquez by turning the people and Inés against him.

Top Billed Cast

María Félix

Inés Rojas

Gérard Philipe

Ramón Vázquez

Jean Servais

Alejandro Gual

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

le Gouverneur Mariano Vargas

Raúl Dantés

Lieutenant García

Domingo Soler

Professeur Juan Cárdenas

Roberto Cañedo

Le colonel Olivares

Andrés Soler

Le président Carlos Barreiro


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

based on novel or book

prison warden

intrigue

prison system

latin america

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