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The Girl from Rio

1969 · 94 min

A campy, colourful spy-fi romp with absurd villains, exotic sets, and a constant sense of playful silliness.

Directed by
Jesús Franco
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science fiction
Starring
Shirley Eaton, Richard Wyler, George Sanders
Tagline
An action film of the extra class!
Overview
Sumuru, the beautiful leader of the all-female kingdom of Femina, plans to use her women to take over the world.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Jesús Franco
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science fiction
Starring
Shirley Eaton, Richard Wyler, George Sanders
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • crime
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • fantasy world
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour4
Realism3
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, adventure, science fiction
Directed by
Jesús Franco
Written by
Harry Alan Towers, Franz Eichhorn, Bruno Leder
Starring
Shirley Eaton, Richard Wyler, George Sanders, Maria Rohm, Marta Reves, Elisa Montés, Beni Cardoso, Herbert Fleischmann
Music
Daniel White
Cinematography
Manuel Merino
Runtime
94 min
Country
Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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