Fever Mounts at El Pao

Movie
Audience Score
59
Fever Mounts at El Pao
NR 1 hr 37 minDrama
Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines. Ojeda is a steamy, isolated island, the penal colony for an oppressive dictatorship. A reactionary seizes the murdered governor's post, and rushes to eliminate his romantic rival, an idealistic underling. The bureaucrat Vazquez hopes to marshal the angry residents of the capitol, El Pao, plus the many political prisoners, to oust Governor Gual.

Movie Details

Original Language:French
Executive Producers:Raymond Borderie
Production Companies:Le Groupe des Quatre, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Filmex