Fever Mounts at El Pao · LeviOsa

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Fever Mounts at El Pao · LeviOsa

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1959·AL

Drama1h 37m

🍅80%

🍅

80%

Tomatometer

🍿

42%

Popcornmeter

6.1

TMDB

Storyline

After Caribbean despot Mariano Vargas is murdered at the hands of his enraged populace, his secretary Ramón Vázquez takes not just control but also Vargas' widow Inés, with whom he's been having an affair. Special military unit leader Alejandro Gual arrives to overthrow Vázquez by turning the people and Inés against him.

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Details

DirectorLuis Buñuel

ReleasedDec 5, 1959

StatusReleased

Original languageFrench

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideALBE

Studios

Le Groupe des QuatreCompagnie Industrielle et Commerciale CinématographiqueFilmex

Cast

María Félix

María Félix

Inés Rojas

Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe

Ramón Vázquez

Jean Servais

Jean Servais

Alejandro Gual

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

le Gouverneur Mariano Vargas

Raúl Dantés

Lieutenant García

Domingo Soler

Domingo Soler

Professeur Juan Cárdenas

Víctor Junco

Víctor Junco

Indarte

Roberto Cañedo

Roberto Cañedo

Le colonel Olivares

Andrés Soler

Andrés Soler

Le président Carlos Barreiro

Luis Aceves Castañeda

Luis Aceves Castañeda

López - le secrétaire de Gual

Armando Acosta

Armando Acosta

Manuel

Edmundo Barbero

Reviews

5 reviews · 4 critics

3 fresh · 1 rotten

V

Vincent Canby

RTNew York TimesMay 20, 2003

This is not vintage Bunuel, but Mr. Philipe is unexpectedly good as the muddled idealist.

E

Ed Gonzalez

RTSlant MagazineJun 18, 2002

What with all the missives and writs of agenda waiting to be signed, Fever Mounts in El Pao is noticeably burdened by excess paperwork.

J

Jonathan Rosenbaum

RTChicago ReaderJan 1, 2000

As Buuel's most directly political work, it certainly warrants a look.

F

Fernando F. Croce

RTCinePassionFeb 6, 2010

Buuel's sharp-toothed study, with unmistakable traces of Huston, Clouzot, and Franco's Spain

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Information

Title

Fever Mounts at El Pao

Released

Dec 5, 1959

Rated

AL

Region of Origin

France, Mexico

Original Audio

French

Runtime

1h 37m

Status

Released

Studios

Le Groupe des Quatre, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique

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