''La fièvre monte à El Pao'' (also known in English as ''Fever Mounts at El Pao'' or ''Republic of Sin'') is a 1959 film by director
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians and directors to be one of the greatest and ...
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Gérard Philipe died four months after the filming. This was his last film.
Plot
On the remote Caribbean island Ojeda an agitated population kills their despotic ruler Mariano Vargas. His secretary Ramón Vázquez takes over and tries to reinstate public order. Meanwhile, Alejandro Gual, leader of a special military unit, tries to take the place of Ramón Vázquez. Knowing that Ramón Vázquez had an affair with the dictator's wife Inés, he tries to turn the widow against her lover.
Cast
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Gérard Philipe as Ramón Vázquez
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María Félix as Inés Rojas
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Jean Servais as Alejandro Gual
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Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Gouvernor Mariano Vargas
*Raúl Dantés as Lieutenant García
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Domingo Soler as Professeur Juan Cárdenas
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Víctor Junco as Indarte
Release
In 2008, ''La Fièvre Monte à El Pao'' was screened in Retrospective section of the
68th Berlin International Film Festival.
Reception
On
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, ''The Fever Rises in El Pao'' has an 80% approval rating based on reviews from five critics, with an average score of 7.1/10.
References
External links
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Films directed by Luis Buñuel
1950s French-language films
1959 drama films
Films set in the Caribbean
Films produced by Raymond Borderie
French drama films
1950s French films
French-language drama films
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