Fever Mounts at El Pao
Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines. Ojeda is a steamy, isolated island, the penal colony for an oppressive dictatorship. A reactionary seizes the murdered governor's post, and rushes to eliminate his romantic rival, an idealistic underling. The bureaucrat Vazquez hopes to marshal the angry residents of the capitol, El Pao, plus the many political prisoners, to oust Governor Gual.
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Fever Mounts at El Pao
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 5, 1959
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama
User Score
59%
Original Title
La fièvre monte à El Pao
Production Companies
Le Groupe des Quatre, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Filmex
Director
Luis Buñuel
Description
Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines. Ojeda is a steamy, isolated island, the penal colony for an oppressive dictatorship. A reactionary seizes the murdered governor's post, and rushes to eliminate his romantic rival, an idealistic underling. The bureaucrat Vazquez hopes to marshal the angry residents of the capitol, El Pao, plus the many political prisoners, to oust Governor Gual.
Cast
Crew
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