Sex and Blood in the Trail of the Treasure
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Sex and Blood in the Trail of the Treasure (original title: Sexo E Sangue na Trilha do Tesouro) is a 1972
Brazilian
exploitation/adventure film by Brazil
ian film director
/actor
José Mojica Marins. Marins is also known by his alter ego
Zé do Caixão
(in English, Coffin Joe).
Producer Nélson Teixeira Mendes recruited Marins to make a low budget adventure film with a likely high financial return. The director used surplus segments of Mirko Glauco Laurelli's 1966
film Bloody Inheritance.
1972 in film
The year 1972 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Avanti!, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet MillsB...
Brazilian
Cinema of Brazil
Brazilian cinema was introduced early in the 20th century but took some time to consolidate itself as a popular form of entertainment. The film industry of Brazil has gone through periods of ups and downs, a reflection of its dependency on State funding and incentives.- Early days :A couple of...
exploitation/adventure film by Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
/actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
José Mojica Marins. Marins is also known by his alter ego
Alter ego
An alter ego is a second self, which is believe to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality. The term was coined in the early nineteenth century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists...
Zé do Caixão
Zé do Caixão
José Mojica Marins is a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and television and media personality. Marins is also known by his alter ego Coffin Joe . Although Marins is known primarily as a horror film director, his earlier works were Westerns, dramas and adventure films...
(in English, Coffin Joe).
Producer Nélson Teixeira Mendes recruited Marins to make a low budget adventure film with a likely high financial return. The director used surplus segments of Mirko Glauco Laurelli's 1966
1966 in film
The year 1966 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Animation legend Walter Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer...
film Bloody Inheritance.
Plot
A gang of criminals organizes an expedition to the Amazonian forests in search of a lost treasure from a downed airplane. The members of the expedition enter into conflict because of gold and women, some committing suicide and others murdering the others.Cast
- Alfredo Almeida
- Antônio Andrade
- Big Boy
- Andreia Bryan
- Marlene Caminhoto
- Eurípedes da Silva (as Eurípides Silva)
- José Galã
- Djalma Leite
- Faria Magalhães
- Rosângela Maldonado
- José Mojica Marins
- Índio Paraguaio
- Roque Rodrigues
- Frederico Scarlatti
- Ailton Vaz