''The Goddess of Rio Beni'' (German: ''Die Göttin vom Rio Beni'', Brazilian: ''Mundo Estranho'') is a 1950 West German-Brazilian
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
Franz Eichhorn Franz may refer to:
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and starring
Angelika Hauff
Angelika Hauff (1922–1983) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She worked prolifically as a film actress in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War appearing in the lead roles in several successful films that included ''The Marriag ...
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Helmuth Schneider
Helmuth Schneider (18 December 1920 – 17 March 1972) was a German actor.
Schneider portrayed the role of Uncle Dimitri in ''The White Horses''.
He died in a traffic accident in Rio de Janeiro in 1972.
Selected filmography
*1944: '' Dr ...
and
America Cabral.
[Kerekes & Slater p.274]
Cast
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Angelika Hauff
Angelika Hauff (1922–1983) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She worked prolifically as a film actress in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War appearing in the lead roles in several successful films that included ''The Marriag ...
as Elisa
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Helmuth Schneider
Helmuth Schneider (18 December 1920 – 17 March 1972) was a German actor.
Schneider portrayed the role of Uncle Dimitri in ''The White Horses''.
He died in a traffic accident in Rio de Janeiro in 1972.
Selected filmography
*1944: '' Dr ...
as Edgar
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America Cabral as Father
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Carmen Brown as Dancer
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Kumatzaikuma as Indian Chief
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Ary Jartul as Ary
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Grijo Sobrinho as Innkeeper
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Walter Hardt as Publisher
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Antonio Cursati
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Hermann Geiger-Torel Hermann or Herrmann may refer to:
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as Caranza
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Nicolai Jartulary
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Jaime Marini
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Lalo Maura
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Juan Pecci
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Linda Rodrigues
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Jesus Ruas
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José Ruzzo
José Ruzzo was an Argentine stage and film actor.Rodríguez p.7
Selected filmography
* ''By the Light of a Star'' (1941)
* '' I Want to Die with You'' (1941)
* ''Son cartas de amor'' (1943)
* '' Gold in the Hand'' (1943)
* '' Savage Pampas'' (19 ...
*
Amalia Sánchez Ariño
Amalia Sánchez Ariño (1883–1969) was a Spanish-born Argentine stage and film actress.Richard p.275 She appeared in more than fifty films during her career.
Selected filmography
* ''The Wicked Carabel'' (1935)
* ''Blood Wedding'' (1938)
* '' ...
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Bogusław Samborski
Bogusław Samborski (14 April 1897 – 1971) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in more than 25 films between 1925 and 1947.
After the outbreak of World War II, he initially ran a cafe at the Polish Theater, closed after taking over the b ...
See also
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Golden Goddess of Rio Beni
''Golden Goddess of Rio Beni'' (german: Die goldene Göttin vom Rio Beni) is a 1964 adventure film directed by Franz Eichhorn and Eugenio Martín and starring Pierre Brice, Gillian Hills and René Deltgen.Bock & Bergfelder p.82 It was made as a c ...
'' (1964)
References
Bibliography
* David Kerekes & David Slater. ''Killing for Culture''. Creation Books, 1995.
External links
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1950 films
West German films
1950 adventure films
German adventure films
Brazilian adventure films
1950s German-language films
Films directed by Franz Eichhorn
Constantin Film films
Brazilian black-and-white films
German black-and-white films
1950s German films
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