''The Emerald of Artatama'' (also known as ''La Muchacha del Nilo'' and ''The Girl of the Nile'') is a 1969

adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

directed by

José María Elorrieta José María Elorrieta (1921–1974) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He wrote or directed a number of Spaghetti Westerns.Weisser p.168 Selected filmography Director * '' María Dolores'' (1953) * ''Flame Over Vietnam'' (1957) * '' ...

and distributed by

Troma Entertainment Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974. The company produces low-budget independent films, primarily of the horror comedy genre. Many of them pla ...

. The

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

stars

Rory Calhoun Rory Calhoun (born Francis Timothy McCown, August 8, 1922April 28, 1999) was an American film and television actor. He starred in numerous Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s, and appeared in supporting roles in films such as ''How to Marry a Millio ...

as a con man searching after the Tomb of Artatama, rumoured to be home of a legendary

emerald Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium.Hurlbut, Cornelius S. Jr. and Kammerling, Robert C. (1991) ''Gemology'', John Wiley & Sons, New York, p ...

. In a 1986 VHS release by Applause Production Inc. it was mistakenly titled ''The Emerald of Aratama''.

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* 1969 films 1969 adventure films Spanish adventure films Spanish independent films Films about treasure hunting Troma Entertainment films Films shot in Almería Films produced by Sidney W. Pink Films directed by José María Elorrieta 1969 independent films 1960s Spanish-language films {{adventure-film-stub