"L'Homme de Rio"
(English: "That Man From Rio") premiered on January 29 1964 in
France. The adventure film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Françoise
Dorléac was directed by Philippe de Broca. It was the first film to
be made by the French subsidiary of United Artists. The film was
immensely successful, becoming the 4th highest earning film of the
year in France.
At the 37th Academy
Awards the film was nominated for the Oscar for Best Writing, Story
and Screenplay. The movie was heavily
influenced by the Belgian cartoonist, Hergé and his Tintin
adventures. Many plot points can be traced directly to Tintin books.
Synopsis
Adrien Dufourquet
(Jean-Paul Belmondo)
embarks on an 8-day leave in Paris to see his fiancée, Agnès
Villermosa (Françoise Dorléac). Two South
American Indians steal an Amazon statuette from a museum and force
Professor Catalan (Jean Servais),
the curator, into their car. Catalan was Agnès' father's companion
on an Amazon expedition during which her father died. Adrien arrives
in time to see the Indians abducting Agnès...
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| Françoise Dorléac & Jean-Paul Belmondo |
Main Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo as Adrien Dufourquet
Françoise Dorléac as Agnès Villermosa
Jean Servais as the Professor Norbert Catalan
Simone Renant as Lola
Roger Dumas as Lebel
Daniel Ceccaldi as Police inspector
Milton Ribeiro as Tupac
Ubiracy de Oliveira as Sir Winston
Adolfo Celi as De Castro
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| Françoise Dorléac & Jean-Paul Belmondo |
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| Jean-Paul Belmondo & Françoise Dorléac |
Awards
Trailer
"L'Homme de Rio"
(English: "That Man From Rio") premiered on January 29 1964 in
France. The adventure film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Françoise
Dorléac was directed by Philippe de Broca. It was the first film to
be made by the French subsidiary of United Artists. The film was
immensely successful, becoming the 4th highest earning film of the
year in France.
