Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)

1959 · 97 min · Drama

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.

Directed by Luis Buñuel. Starring María Félix, Gérard Philipe, Jean Servais, Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr. and Raúl Dantés.

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