Summary 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. View more details
Directed : Luis Buñuel
Written : Luis Alcoriza Luis Buñuel Henri Castillou
Stars : Jean Servais María Félix Miguel Ángel Ferriz Gérard Philipe
Genres : Drama
Release date : Dec 4, 1959
Countries of origin : France Mexico
Language : Spanish French
Filming locations : Tetecala, Morelos, Mexico
Production companies : Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC) Cinematográfica Filmex S.A. Le Groupe des Quatre
Summary 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. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Dec 4, 1959
Countries of origin : France Mexico
Language : Spanish French
Filming locations : Tetecala, Morelos, Mexico
Production companies : Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC) Cinematográfica Filmex S.A. Le Groupe des Quatre
