CinemaOSMovie · 1959 · 1h 37m
Fever Mounts at El Pao
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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.

Directed byLuis Buñuel

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
FR
Released
December 5, 1959
Studios
Le Groupe des QuatreCompagnie Industrielle et Commerciale CinématographiqueFilmex

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
María Félix

María Félix

Inés Rojas

Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe

Ramón Vázquez

Jean Servais

Jean Servais

Alejandro Gual

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

le Gouverneur Mariano Vargas

Raúl Dantés

Lieutenant García

Domingo Soler

Domingo Soler

Professeur Juan Cárdenas

Víctor Junco

Víctor Junco

Indarte

Roberto Cañedo

Roberto Cañedo

Le colonel Olivares

Andrés Soler

Andrés Soler

Le président Carlos Barreiro

Luis Aceves Castañeda

Luis Aceves Castañeda

López - le secrétaire de Gual

Creative team
Directed by
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Written by
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Charles Dorat
Charles Dorat
Produced by
Gregorio Walerstein
Gregorio Walerstein
Jacques Bar

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