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That Man from Rio
French military man Adrien Dufourquet gets an eight-day furlough to visit his fiancée, Agnès. But when he arrives in Paris, he learns that her late father's partner, museum curator Professor Catalan, has just been kidnapped by a group of Amazon tribesmen who have also stolen a priceless statue from the museum. Adrien and Agnès pursue the kidnappers to Brazil, where they learn that the statue is the key to a hidden Amazon treasure.
1964 · Directed by Philippe de Broca · 117 min · Adventure · Action · Comedy · 11 frames
Tagline
Look what they call a quiet week in Rio!
Crew
- Written by: Ariane Mnouchkine, Philippe de Broca, Daniel Boulanger, Jean-Paul Rappeneau
- Cinematography: Edmond Séchan
- Edited by: Françoise Javet
- Music: Georges Delerue
- Production design: Mauro Monteiro
- Produced by: Alexandre Mnouchkine, Georges Dancigers
Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Adrien Dufourquet
- Françoise Dorléac as Agnès Villermosa
- Jean Servais as Prof. Norbert Catalan
- Simone Renant as Lola
- Adolfo Celi as Señor Mario De Castro
- Roger Dumas as Lebel
- Daniel Ceccaldi as Commissaire
- Ubiracy De Oliveira as "Sir Winston"
- Milton Ribeiro as Tupac
- Lucien Raimbourg as General in wheelchair
Production
- Country: Brazil, France, Italy
- Language: French, Portuguese
- Studios: Les Productions Artistes Associés, Les Films Ariane, Dear Film
- Themes: kidnapping, spy, rio de janeiro, diamond mine, treasure hunt, amazon rainforest, chased lovers, brazil, brasília, brazil, ancient artifact
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