Fever Mounts at El Pao

Fever Mounts at El Pao

6.2IMDb Score
Released:1959-12-05
Genre:Drama
Duration:97 min
Director:Luis Buñuel
Actors:María Félix, Gérard Philipe, Jean Servais, Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr., Raúl Dantés
Production:Le Groupe des Quatre, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Filmex

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.

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