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Dominican Rep. Fever Mounts at El Pao
- Original title
- La Fièvre monte à El Pao (Republic of Sin)
- Year
- 1959
- Running time
- 100 min.
- Country
Mexico- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Gérard Philipe
María Félix
Jean Servais
Miguel Ángel Ferriz- Raúl Dantés
Domingo Soler
Víctor Junco- Luis Aceves Castañeda
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- Music
- Cinematography
Gabriel Figueroa (B&W)- Producer
- Co-production Mexico-France;
- Genre
- Drama | Satire
- Synopsis
- Set on a fictional Latin American island, the action starts when Gov. Vargas (Miguel Angle Ferriz) is assassinated. His executive secretary Ramon Vasquez (Gerard Phillipe who died during production) is then forced to temporarily assume the mantle of power. After the new, brutal, and sadistic governor (Jean Servais) takes over, conditions steadily deteriorate. Meanwhile, the widow of the former governor, Inez Vargas (Maria Felix), and Ramon have fallen in love.
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