That Man from Rio

Synopsis

French military man Adrien Dufourquet gets an eight-day furlough to visit his fiancée, Agnès. But when he arrives in Paris, he learns that her late father's partner, museum curator Professor Catalan, has just been kidnapped by a group of Amazon tribesmen who have also stolen a priceless statue from the museum. Adrien and Agnès pursue the kidnappers to Brazil, where they learn that the statue is the key to a hidden Amazon treasure.

Director

Philippe de Broca

Written by

Ariane Mnouchkine

Music

Georges Delerue

Studio

Les Productions Artistes Associés

Released

5 February 1964

Genres

Adventure, Action, Comedy