Cabo Blanco

Cabo Blanco

1980 · 87 min · EN · 5.4 (27 votes)
Dir. J. Lee Thompson · Starring Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Dominique Sanda, Fernando Rey, Simon MacCorkindale, Camilla Sparv · Music Jerry Goldsmith

Caboblanco. Where legends are born.

AdventureDramaRomance

Giff Hoyt, a cafe owner in Cabo Blanco, Peru after World War II is caught between refuge-seeking Nazis and their enemies. After the murder of a sea explorer is passed off as accidental death by the corrupt local police, Giff becomes suspicious. The police chief also intimidates a new arrival Marie, and Giff intervenes to help her. Giff suspects Beckdorff, a Nazi refugee living in the area. Beckdorff, it emerges, is seeking to uncover sunken treasure.

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A tense, tropical noir where a cafe owner navigates danger, sunken treasure, and a budding romance amidst post-war intrigue. The air is thick with suspicion and the promise of hidden riches.

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