Jivaro (also known as Lost Treasure of the Amazon) is a 1954 American 3-D adventure film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Fernando Lamas, Rhonda Fleming and Brian Keith. Publicity material for the film translates Jivaro as "headhunters of the Amazon". Originally filmed in 3-D, due to a decline in interest Jivaro was not presented in that format in its original 1954 theatrical release. It finally had its 3-D debut on September 17, 2006 at "The World 3-D Expo" in Hollywood.[1][2]
Jivaro | |
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Directed by | Edward Ludwig |
Written by | Winston Miller |
Story by | David Duncan |
Produced by | William H. Pine William C. Thomas |
Starring | Fernando Lamas Rhonda Fleming Brian Keith |
Cinematography | Lionel Lindon |
Edited by | Howard Smith |
Music by | Gregory Stone |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Alice Parker (Fleming) arrives at the Brazilian trading outpost of Rio Galdez (Lamas) in search of her fiancé (Denning), an alcoholic engineer who has ventured into dangerous Jívaro territory on a quest for gold.[3]
In April 1952, Pine-Thomas Productions announced they had bought the novel Morro Treasure by David Duncan and hired Duncan to write the script.[4]
The film was known as Lost Treasure of the Amazon. In August John Payne was announced as star as part of a two-picture contract with Pine Thomas, the other being High Voltage.[5] Payne ended up not appearing in the film and High Voltage was never made.
Rhonda Fleming and Fernando Lamas were cast in April 1953.[6]