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Plot. On the remote Caribbean island Ojeda an agitated population kills their despotic ruler Mariano Vargas. His secretary Ramón Vázquez takes over and tries to reinstate public order. Meanwhile, Alejandro Gual, leader of a special military unit, tries to take the place of Ramón Vázquez.
Sous une dictature d' Amérique centrale, le gouverneur d'une île, où sont envoyés des prisonniers politiques et de droit commun, est assassiné en plein discours. Ramón Vázquez, son secrétaire, aux idées libertaires, le remplace temporairement.
Fever Mounts at El Pao: Directed by Luis Buñuel. With Gérard Philipe, María Félix, Jean Servais, Miguel Ángel Ferriz. Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines.
- (1.4K)
- Drama
- Luis Buñuel
- 1959-12-05
The bureaucrat Vazquez hopes to marshal the angry residents of the capitol, El Pao, plus the many political prisoners, to oust Governor Gual. Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines.
Fever Mounts at El Pao. Set on a fictional Latin American island, the action starts when Gov. Vargas (Miguel Angle Ferriz) is assassinated. His executive secretary Ramon Vasquez (Gerard Phillipe who died during production) is then forced to temporarily assume the mantle of power.
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An in-depth review of the film La Fievre monte a El Pao (1959), aka Fever Mounts at El Pao, directed by Luis Bunuel, featuring Gerard Philipe, Maria Felix, Jean Servais.