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Fever Mounts at El Pao

6.1 / 10 6.1 1959 1h 37mAL

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

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CAST

The people behind the story

María Félix

María FélixInés Rojas

Gérard Philipe

Gérard PhilipeRamón Vázquez

Jean Servais

Jean ServaisAlejandro Gual

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.le Gouverneur Mariano Vargas

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Raúl DantésLieutenant García

Domingo Soler

Domingo SolerProfesseur Juan Cárdenas

Víctor Junco

Víctor JuncoIndarte

Roberto Cañedo

Roberto CañedoLe colonel Olivares