Jivaro (film)
| Jivaro | |
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| Directed by | Edward Ludwig |
| Written by | Winston Miller |
| Story by | David Duncan |
| Produced by | William H. Pine William C. Thomas |
| Starring | Fernando Lamas Rhonda Fleming Brian Keith |
| Cinematography | Lionel Lindon |
| Edited by | Howard Smith |
| Music by | Gregory Stone |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Jivaro (also known as Lost Treasure of the Amazon) is a 1954 American 3-D adventure film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Fernando Lamas, Rhonda Fleming and Brian Keith. Publicity material for the film translates Jivaro as "headhunters of the Amazon". Originally filmed in 3-D, due to a decline in interest Jivaro was not presented in that format in its original 1954 theatrical release. It finally had its 3-D debut on September 17, 2006 at "The World 3-D Expo" in Hollywood.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Alice Parker (Fleming) arrives at the Brazilian trading outpost of Rio Galdez (Lamas) in search of her fiancé (Denning), an alcoholic engineer who has ventured into dangerous Jívaro territory on a quest for gold.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Fernando Lamas as Rio Galdez
- Rhonda Fleming as Alice Parker
- Brian Keith as Tony
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Pedro Martines (as Lon Chaney)
- Richard Denning as Jerry Russell
- Rita Moreno as Maroa
- Marvin Miller as Jivaro Chief Kovanti
- Morgan Farley as Vinny
- Pascual García Peña as Sylvester, Rio's aide
- Nestor Paiva as Jacques
- Charles Lung as The Padre (as Charlie Lung)
Production
[edit]In April 1952, Pine-Thomas Productions announced they had bought the novel Morro Treasure by David Duncan and hired Duncan to write the script.[4]
The film was known as Lost Treasure of the Amazon. In August John Payne was announced as star as part of a two-picture contract with Pine Thomas, the other being High Voltage.[5] Payne ended up not appearing in the film and High Voltage was never made.
Rhonda Fleming and Fernando Lamas were cast in April 1953.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Ain't It Cool News Aug 14 2006
- ^ Rhonda Fleming Will Co-star With Lamas. Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 11 Apr 1953: 10.
- ^ NY Times Jivaro(1954) THE SCREEN IN REVIEW
- ^ Pine-Thomas Will Film Story of Head Hunters; TV Beauty in Thriller Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 26 Apr 1952: 9.
- ^ U. S. SUIT 'POLITICS,' ZANUCK DECLARES New York Times 9 Aug 1952: 6
- ^ Rhonda Fleming Will Costar With Lamas Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 11 Apr 1953: 10.
External links
[edit]- Jivaro at the TCM Movie Database
- Jivaro at IMDb
- Jivaro at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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