(La fièvre monte à El Pao)

Content: 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.

Countries:

France,

Mexico

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

97 minutes

Year:

1959

Directors:

Luis Buñuel

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Production companies:

Le Groupe des Quatre,

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique,

Filmex

Actors:

Inés Rojas

Ramón Vázquez

Alejandro Gual

le Gouverneur Mariano Vargas

Lieutenant García

Crews:

Art Direction

Director

Producer

Novel

Producer