Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon

1993 1h 25m EN

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★4.4TMDB · 8

Adventure

Synopsis

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Outlaw Joam Garral makes a clandestine journey down the crocodile and piranha infested Amazon river to attend his daughter's marriage. Not only must he brave the dangers of the Amazonian jungles, but also the bounty hunter hot on his trail.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Daphne Zuniga
Minha
Tom Verica
Manoel
Barry Bostwick
Garral
Adam Baldwin
Koja
E.E. Bell
Fragoso
Daniel Camino
Fuentes
Rafael De Lucchi
Lobo
Toshirô Konishi
Lee Fong

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luis Llosa
Writers: Jackson Barr, Laura Schiff
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Peru

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Peru.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gwyneth Gibby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Daphne Zuniga and Tom Verica and Barry Bostwick carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0106796 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Luis Llosa directs. Gwyneth Gibby cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Peru. Dialogue in English.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Peru.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Gwyneth Gibby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Daphne Zuniga and Tom Verica and Barry Bostwick carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0106796 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.