Amok (1944 film)

Amok
Amok
Directed by	Antonio Momplet
Written by	Max Aub; Antonio Momplet; Erwin Wallfisch; Stefan Zweig (novel)
Produced by	Gonzalo Elvira
Starring	María Félix; Julián Soler; Stella Inda
Edited by	Jorge Bustos
Music by	Manuel Esperón; Agustín Lara
Distributed by	Clasa Films Mundiales
Release date	22 December 1944 (Mexico);
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Amok is a 1944 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Antonio Momplet and starring María Félix and Julián Soler.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The film is based on the novel Der Amokläufer by author Stefan Zweig.

Plot

A doctor (Julián Soler) embezzles the proceeds of his Parisian clinic in order to better support the manipulative woman (María Félix) with whom he is having an affair. After losing all the money while gambling, he is forced to flee to an undeveloped region of India. There, he tries to mitigate the onslaught of a disease the natives term "Amok", while his past mistakes still plague him, especially when a mysterious woman, Mrs. Belmont (María Félix), appears in his office. The surprising physical resemblance of the woman with her previous lover will end up driving him insane.

Cast

María Félix as Madame Travis / Mrs. Belmont
Julián Soler as Dr. Jorge Martell
Stella Inda as Tara
Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Governor
José Baviera as Mr. Belmont
Paco Fuentes as Dr. Rozier
Miguel Arenas as Jorge's Uncle
Kali Karlo as Servant
Carolina Barret as Rosa, maid
Gustavo Rojo
Arturo Soto Rangel as Don Eduardo
Lupe del Castillo as Old Abortionist (as Guadalupe del Castillo)
José Goula as Luis Blumenthal
Enrique Cancino
Carlos Aguirre
Eduardo Noriega as Governor's Nephew
Roberto Cañedo as Man in Casino (uncredited)
Manuel Dondé as Indigenous Man (uncredited)
Ana María Hernández as Woman in Casino (uncredited)
Salvador Lozano as Man in Casino (uncredited)
Manuel Pozos (uncredited)

References

^ Rodríguez Richart, José (2009). Dos patrias en el corazón: Estudios sobre la literatura española del exilio (in Spanish). Editorial Verbum. p. 167. ISBN 978-84-7962-476-7.
^ León Frías, Isaac (2019). Más allá de las lágrimas: Espacios habitables en el cine clásico de México y Argentina (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial Universidad de Lima. p. 480. ISBN 978-9972-45-486-8.
^ Camarero Calandria, Emma (2015). Contenidos y formas en la vanguardia universitaria (in Spanish). Asociación Cultural y Científica Iberoamericana (ACCI). p. 487. ISBN 978-84-15705-21-5.
^ Ricalde, Maricruz; Irwin, Robert McKee (2019). Global Mexican Cinema: Its Golden Age. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 118, 170–171. ISBN 9781838715960.
^ Schaefer, Eric (1999). "Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!": A History of Exploitation Films, 1919–1959. Duke University Press. pp. 346–347. ISBN 0-8223-2374-5.

External links

Amok at IMDb
Amok on FilmAffinity

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[1] Rodríguez Richart, José (2009). Dos patrias en el corazón: Estudios sobre la literatura española del exilio (in Spanish). Editorial Verbum. p. 167. ISBN 978-84-7962-476-7.

[2] León Frías, Isaac (2019). Más allá de las lágrimas: Espacios habitables en el cine clásico de México y Argentina (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial Universidad de Lima. p. 480. ISBN 978-9972-45-486-8.

[3] Camarero Calandria, Emma (2015). Contenidos y formas en la vanguardia universitaria (in Spanish). Asociación Cultural y Científica Iberoamericana (ACCI). p. 487. ISBN 978-84-15705-21-5.

[4] Ricalde, Maricruz; Irwin, Robert McKee (2019). Global Mexican Cinema: Its Golden Age. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 118, 170–171. ISBN 9781838715960.

[5] Schaefer, Eric (1999). "Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!": A History of Exploitation Films, 1919–1959. Duke University Press. pp. 346–347. ISBN 0-8223-2374-5.

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