Drama · United States of America · 1958 · 1h 15m

Machete

Machete poster
Director
Kurt Neumann
Cast
Mari Blanchard as Jean Montoya Ruth Cains as Rita Albert Dekker as Don Luis Montoya Juano Hernández as Bernardo Carlos Rivas as Carlos Lee Van Cleef as Miguel
Crew
Karl Struss — Director of Photography Jodie Copelan — Editor Kurt Neumann — Screenplay Carroll Young — Screenplay Kurt Neumann — Producer
Tagline

Murder and Manhunt in the Caribbean Jungle Lands!

Synopsis

This 1959 film-noir take on "Othello," filmed in Puerto Rico, stars Mari Blanchard as flirtatious Jean, who marries an older man, plantation owner Don Luis, for financial security and finds herself falling for his virile foster son, Carlos. Fearing that Jean will inherit Luis's money, his greedy cousin, Miguel, poisons the bridegroom against his new wife, informing him about her passion for another.

Mood & Themes
puerto rico
Key Collaborators
Kurt Neumann Director Karl Struss Director of Photography Jodie Copelan Editor Kurt Neumann Screenplay Carroll Young Screenplay Kurt Neumann Producer
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