The Girl from Rio
Director: Jesús Franco
Actors: Shirley Eaton, Richard Stapley, George Sanders
PlotAn ambitious criminal named Jeff Sutton arrives in Rio de Janeiro with a hefty ten million dollars, seeking to escape his past and start anew. Things grow complicated when he is immediately targeted by a cunning, power-hungry villain known as Masius. Masius, keen to enrich his own coffers, aims to extract the sum from Jeff, who finds himself caught in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. As he navigates the treacherous underworld of Rio, Jeff's quest for anonymity and escape only pulls him deeper into a world he yearns to leave behind.
During his ordeal, Jeff's path crosses with Sumuru, the beautiful and enigmatic leader of a secretive all-female city. Sumuru dreams of world domination, her city an ideologically driven fortress forwarding the dominance of women. Jeff is unwittingly drawn into her elaborate plot to expand her power, as his money becomes the linchpin for her scheme. Both enticed and ensnared by Sumuru's charm and ideological vision, Jeff must grapple with conflicting loyalties and desires, his fate intertwined with the outcomes of these two formidable adversaries battling for control.
Writers: Harry Alan Towers, Sax Rohmer, Franz Eichhorn
Release Date: 14 Mar 1969
Runtime: 94 min
Rating: R
Country: West Germany, Spain, United States, United Kingdom
Language: English
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