The Bridge in the Jungle (1971)

Director:

Pancho Kohner

Writers:

B. Traven (novel), Pancho Kohner

Stars:

John Huston, Katy Jurado, Elizabeth Guadalupe Chauvet

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Huston	...	Sleigh
Katy Jurado	...	Angela, Witch
Elizabeth Guadalupe Chauvet	...	Carmelita (as Elisabeth Chauvet)
José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'	...	Garcia (as José Ángel Espinoza)
Enrique Lucero	...	Perez
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos	...	Augustin (as Jorge Martinez de Hoyos)
Xavier Marc
Chano Urueta	...	Funeral Singer
Aurora Clavel	...	Aurelia
Teddy Stauffer	...	Warner
Eduardo López Rojas	...	Ignacio (as Eduardo Lopez Rojas)
José Chávez	...	Hide Trader (as Jose Chavez Trow)
Sergio Calderón	...	Pedro (as Sergio Calderon)
Enrique de Peña	...	Dancer
Ramiro Ramírez	...	Dancer (as Ramiro Ramirez)

Storyline

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Certificate:

GP

Details

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Brücke im Dschungel

Filming Locations:

Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capricorn Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Indian Music"
By José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla' (as Ferrusquilla)

User Reviews

Strange little film

Here's a cinematic obscurity I'd like to know more about. This gentle but disturbing tale of life in rural Mexico was produced, written and directed by Pancho Kohner---the first work, in fact, of the man who went on to bring us many a Charles Bronson epic, including The Evil That Men Do and Death Wish IV. One gets the feeling that the film may have been made as a favour to John Huston, who obviously had an interest in the works of B. Traven (e.g., Treasure of the Sierra Madre). Katy Jurado is here and is fine as usual, Charles 'Black Gestapo' Robinson is a bland hero, and the only other name I recognised is that of Mexican film star Chano Urueta, known to most Americans due to his work in films like The Brainiac and The Living Head. The story itself is typically Travenish but doesn't have much bite. I would love to see the West German film Das Totenschiff, based on his very odd novel Death Ship, so if anyone out there has a copy let me know!