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Rio das Mortes

Rio das Mortes

1971TV Movie⏱️ 1h 24m
Comedy
6.2
IMDB Rating
785 votes

Michel and Guenther, working in dead-end jobs, are obsessed with going to Peru to find buried treasure, using a map of the Rio das Mortes. Michel's girlfriend, Hanna, humors their plan, but really just wants to get married.

Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writers
N/A
Stars
Hanna Schygulla, Michael König, Günther Kaufmann
Release Date
February 15, 1971
Language
German
Country
West Germany
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Hanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla
as Hanna
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Michael König
as Michel
Günther Kaufmann
Günther Kaufmann
as Günther
Katrin Schaake
Katrin Schaake
as Katrin - Hannas Freundin
Harry Baer
Harry Baer
as Michels Kollege
Ulli Lommel
Ulli Lommel
as Autohändler
👤
Marius Aicher
as Meister
Walter Sedlmayr
Walter Sedlmayr
as Sekretär
Carla Egerer
Carla Egerer
as Kundin
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Joachim von Mengershausen
as Joachim - Katrins Freund

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Flughafen Riem, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Production
Antiteater-X-Film, Janus Film und Fernsehen

🏷️ Keywords

questtwo friendsboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphidden treasurefinancing

🎯 Categories

GermanComedy

⭐ Featured Review

For Fassbinder completists
by armagnac232003-09-20

"This is a good film which will appeal to the realist Fassbinder fans but does not in any way rank with his best gritty works (Merchant, Herr R., Ali)perhaps because of its unrealistic proceedings: The story develops somewhat slowly and predictably, and none of the characters have much development. The acting is good yet primitive, and definitely has an repertory feel to it--one of the beauties of RWF's movies: it was almost comforting to see Gunther Kaufmann, Hanna Schygulla, and Harry Baer together. Michael Konig also puts in a good role as Michel. I thought the best scenes of the mov..."

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📖 Synopsis

Michel and Guenther, working in dead-end jobs, are obsessed with going to Peru to find buried treasure, using a map of the Rio das Mortes. Michel's girlfriend, Hanna, humors their plan, but really just wants to get married.