The Vivero Letter

The Vivero Letter

The Vivero Letter

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The Vivero Letter

"Ambition is good; greed can kill you."

2000

1h 32m

6.3(4 votes)

Adventure

Overview

A man in Central America finds his brother's murdered body. It turns out that his brother has been murdered because he knows the whereabouts of a lost city in the jungle. The man teams up with a search expedition and goes off to hunt for these ancient ruins. Unfortunately, almost every member of the group has plans to double-cross the others. All is resolved in bloody fashion in the middle of the jungle wilderness.

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Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

James Wheeler

Chiara Caselli

Chiara Caselli

Caterina Carrara

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Andrew Fallon

John Verea

John Verea

Raoul Gato

Daniela Alviani

Milena Brava

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Directed by: H. Gordon Boos
Written by: Denne Bart Petitclerc
Arthur Sellers

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