That Man from Rio

That Man from Rio

1964 · 117 min · FR · 7.3 (367 votes)
Dir. Philippe de Broca · Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Françoise Dorléac, Jean Servais, Simone Renant, Adolfo Celi, Roger Dumas · Music Georges Delerue

“Look what they call a quiet week in Rio!”

AdventureActionComedy

French military man Adrien Dufourquet gets an eight-day furlough to visit his fiancée, Agnès. But when he arrives in Paris, he learns that her late father's partner, museum curator Professor Catalan, has just been kidnapped by a group of Amazon tribesmen who have also stolen a priceless statue from the museum. Adrien and Agnès pursue the kidnappers to Brazil, where they learn that the statue is the key to a hidden Amazon treasure.

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A whirlwind of globe-trotting escapades and romantic pursuits. This film is a sun-drenched, stylish romp filled with daring chases, witty banter, and the thrill of uncovering ancient secrets. Pure, unadulterated adventure with a touch of mid-century cool.

exhilaratingadventurouslightheartedcharmingwittypropulsivemid-century adventureEuropean charmspy-fiexotic localesadventureromancediscoveryespionage
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