Rio das Mortes
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Michel and Guenther, working in dead-end jobs, are obsessed with going to Peru to find buried treasure, using a map of the Rio das Mortes. Michel's girlfriend, Hanna, humors their plan, but really just wants to get married.
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Hanna Schygulla
Hanna
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Günther Kaufmann
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Michael König
Michel
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director · Peer Raben Composer Dietrich Lohmann Cinematographer
First release February 15, 1971 · Produced in Germany · Production Antiteater-X-Film
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Janus Film und Fernsehen
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Antiteater-X-Film
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Germany
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 1971
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No release date listed for United States.
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