The Girl from Rio (1969 film)
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Directed by | Jesús Franco |
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Cinematography | Manuel Merino[1] |
Music by | Daniel J. White[1] |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
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Language | English |
The Girl from Rio is a 1969 spy-fi film directed by Jess Franco and starring Shirley Eaton, Richard Wyler and George Sanders. Written and produced by Harry Alan Towers,[2] the film follows a tribe of Amazonian women, led by their queen, attack wealthy men as part of a long-term plan to take over the world. A co-production between West Germany, Spain and the United States, the film is a sequel to The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967), and is based on Sax Rohmer's Sumuru character. Nevertheless, Sumaru's character is referred to as either "Sumitra" or "Sununda".
Plot
Secret agent Jeff Sutton arrives in Rio with $10 million and finds himself embroiled in a war between Sir Masius, a British mobster, and the megalomaniacal Sumuru. From her secret city, "Femina", Sumuru assembles an army of women with which she will conquer the world. Masius, hoping to find Femina and steal Sumuru's riches, tries to use Sutton as his pawn. Ultimately, Sutton leads a squadron of helicopters on an attack on Femina. Knowing that she is beaten, she chooses to destroy Femina rather than let Masius have its wealth. Sutton barely makes it out of Femina before it self-destructs, presumably killing both Sumuru and Masius. Nevertheless, the film concludes with Sumuru aboard a ship leaving Rio, joined by a group of women who are apparently her followers.
Cast
- Shirley Eaton as Sumuru (listed in end credits as Sumitra)
- Richard Wyler as Jeff Sutton
- George Sanders as Sir Masius
- Maria Rohm as Leslye
- Herbert Fleischmann as Carl
- Marta Reves as Ulla Rossini
- Elisa Montés as Irene
- Walter Rilla as Ennio Rossini
- Beni Cardoso as Yana Yuma
- Valentina Godoy as Amazon
Release
The Girl from Rio was released in West Germany on March 14, 1969.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Die sieben Männer der Sumuru". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ BFI.org
External links
- 1969 films
- 1960s science fiction films
- 1960s spy thriller films
- American films
- American science fiction films
- American spy thriller films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Jesús Franco
- Films set in Rio de Janeiro (city)
- West German films
- German science fiction films
- German spy thriller films
- Spanish films
- Spanish science fiction films
- Spanish spy thriller films
- 1960s Spanish film stubs
- 1960s German film stubs