Piranha (1972)
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German title | Piranha |
Original title | Piranha Piranha |
Country of production | United States , Venezuela |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1972 |
length | 96 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 16 |
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Director | Bill Gibson |
script | Richard Finder |
production | L. Guillermo Villegas B. |
music | Richard LaSalle |
camera | Luis Jacko Jose Luis Andreu |
cut | Thea Bentler |
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Piranha (Alternative title: Piranha - The River of Death , Original Title: Piranha Piranha ) is a 1972 adventure film by director Bill Gibson with William Smith in the lead role.
action
The photographer Terry flies with her brother Arthur to Venezuela , where Terry wants to take animal and landscape photos in the jungle. Jim Pendrake is supposed to lead them through the jungle. From Caracas they ride motorbikes to Guiana , where they meet the hunter Caribe. While Arthur and Jim are on their way to a diamond mine, Caribe rapes Terry. When Arthur finds out, he looks for Caribe. When he finds him, he stabs him with a machete. Later there is a fight between Caribe and Jim and when Jim is already on the ground and Caribe takes out his machete, Terry shoots him.
background
- Contrary to the film title, piranhas hardly play a role in the film and are only shown in the opening credits.
- First performance on German television was on November 1, 1986 on RTL plus .
Reviews
"Insignificant adventure film."
Web links
- Piranha in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Piranha in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Piranha. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .