Esmeralda Bay (1989)
"La bahía esmeralda" (original title)

A priest secretly leads rebels in their struggle against the corrupt military dictatorship of the Central American country of Puerto Santo.

Director:

Jesús Franco

Writers:

Daniel Lesoeur (screenplay), H.L. Rostaine (screenplay),

Stars:

Robert Forster, George Kennedy, Fernando Rey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Forster	...	Madero
George Kennedy	...	Wilson
Fernando Rey	...	Ramos
Ramon Estevez	...	Andres (as Ramon Sheen)
Silvia Tortosa	...	Linda Wilson
Craig Hill	...	Jonathan Perry
Teri Vallee	...	Anita Wilson (as Terry Vallee)
Brett Halsey	...	Luis
Daniel Grimm	...	Antonio (as Harrison Grimm)
Lina Romay	...	Hotelier
Jean-Pierre Delamour	...	Captain
Antonio Mayans	...	Priest
Karin Well	...	Lina Wilson
Piper
Daniel Katz

Storyline

A priest secretly leads rebels in their struggle against the corrupt military dictatorship of the Central American country of Puerto Santo.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Spain France

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 May 1989 (France)

Also Known As:

Esmeralda Bay

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 11,622,382 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eurociné, Lluria Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 105 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Antonio Mayans acted in many films under the stage name "Robert Foster" because of his resemblance to Robert Forster. This caused some film databases to mistakenly credit Forster with Spanish-language films that in which he did not appear. Mayans apologized to Forster who accepted.

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Soundtracks

"Stay"
Written by Y. Jomes and M. Rosemond

User Reviews

Pretty entertaining howler made by Jesus Franco.

"Esmeralda Bay" is a low-budget action hilarity made by Jesus Franco.The film is filled with completely amateurish action scenes that are more than laughable.The cast is pretty familiar for fans of European cult cinema,including Robert Forster,George Kennedy,Fernando Rey,Brett Halsey,Lina Romay and Karin Well.The complete lack of sleazy exploitation is especially hard to forgive.The film is quite entertaining,but I expected more from the master of exploitation.Still it's worth checking out just for its cast.5 out of 10.