Fever Mounts at El Pao

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 5, 1959

Original language

French

Spoken languages

Spanish, French

Countries

France, Mexico

Production

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC),Filmex,Le Groupe des Quatre,Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique

Cast

María Félix,Gérard Philipe,Jean Servais,Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.,Raúl Dantés,Domingo Soler,Víctor Junco,Roberto Cañedo,Andrés Soler,Luis Aceves Castañedaand 14 more

Director

Luis Buñuel

Writer

Henri Castillou,Luis Buñuel,Luis Alcoriza,Louis Sapin,Charles Dorat

Producer

Gregorio Walerstein,Jacques Bar,Raymond Borderie,Óscar Dancigers

Cinematography

Gabriel Figueroa

Music

Paul Misraki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0052810