Bloody Nitrate

Bloody Nitrate

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 27, 1969

Runtime

2h 8m

Genres

Drama

User Score

63%

Original Title

Caliche sangriento

Production Companies

Icla Films

Director

Helvio Soto

Description

Chilean soldiers try to survive in the desert after they are attacked by Peruvian troops. The 17 survivors are held together by the Captain. The Lieutenant is a civilian attorney who clashes with the Captain as he pursues the valuable rights to nitrate deposits in the area. When the fighting was over, 25,000 soldiers from Chile, Peru and Bolivia had perished while trying to secure the coveted mineral rights for foreign companies.