Dead Men's River

Dead Men's River

1965•1h 30m•5.2/10

ComedyCrimeDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.2/10(4)

Chronicle of life in a typical Colombian village where residents and visitors alike are induced by the soporific climate to lead lives of indolence. Not even the sight of cadavers floating in the river can shock them.

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Production

Cine Colombia

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Santiago García

Carlos Duplat Sanjuan

Carlos Duplat Sanjuan

Jorge Andrade Rivera

Carlos José Reyes

Rafael Murillo

Carlos Perozzo

Carlos Benjumea

Carlos Benjumea

Juan Harvey Caycedo

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