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Rum Runners

Original title: Boulevard du Rhum
  • 1971
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
686
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Brigitte Bardot and Lino Ventura in Rum Runners (1971)
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In the prohibition years, the 'rumrunners' travel through the Caribbean Sea with the forbidden liquor barely escaping the ship patrols. While on the run, one of the bootleggers falls in love... Read allIn the prohibition years, the 'rumrunners' travel through the Caribbean Sea with the forbidden liquor barely escaping the ship patrols. While on the run, one of the bootleggers falls in love with an actress on a movie set.In the prohibition years, the 'rumrunners' travel through the Caribbean Sea with the forbidden liquor barely escaping the ship patrols. While on the run, one of the bootleggers falls in love with an actress on a movie set.

  • Director
    • Robert Enrico
  • Writers
    • Jacques Pécheral
    • Pierre Pelegri
    • Robert Enrico
  • Stars
    • Lino Ventura
    • Brigitte Bardot
    • Bill Travers
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    686
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Enrico
    • Writers
      • Jacques Pécheral
      • Pierre Pelegri
      • Robert Enrico
    • Stars
      • Lino Ventura
      • Brigitte Bardot
      • Bill Travers
    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Lino Ventura
    Lino Ventura
    • Cornelius von Zeelinga
    Brigitte Bardot
    Brigitte Bardot
    • Linda Larue
    Bill Travers
    Bill Travers
    • Le commodore Gerry Sanderson
    Clive Revill
    Clive Revill
    • Lord William Percival Hammond
    La Polaca
    La Polaca
    • Catharina
    Jess Hahn
    Jess Hahn
    • Piet aka "Big Dutch"
    Antonio Casas
    Antonio Casas
    • Wilkinson dit Wilkie
    Andréas Voutsinas
    Andréas Voutsinas
    • Alvarez
    Guy Marchand
    Guy Marchand
    • Ronald…
    Jack Betts
    Jack Betts
    • Renner
    • (as Hunt Powers)
    Roger Jacquet
    Roger Jacquet
    • Loisel
    Marc Eyraud
    Marc Eyraud
    • Le toubib
    Stéphane Fey
    • Searle
    Joe Turner
    • Mac Allistair
    Robert Lombard
    • Remus
    Henri Czarniak
    • Cantacas
    Frédéric Santaya
    • Un ami de Cornelius
    José Jaspe
    José Jaspe
    • Director
      • Robert Enrico
    • Writers
      • Jacques Pécheral
      • Pierre Pelegri
      • Robert Enrico
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      According to Robert Enrico in his biography, during the shooting of this film, Lino Ventura and Brigitte Bardot couldn't bear each other.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Avanti! (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Sur le Boulevard du Rhum
      Music by François de Roubaix

      Lyrics by Robert Enrico and Pierre Pelegri

      Performed by Brigitte Bardot

    User reviews9

    Featured review
    4/10

    Wastage of actors, time, and topic

    Two hours of mostly boredom. No Lino Ventura and no Brigitte Bardot can help at a movie that is concocted from various small scenes that could have been encountered under the umbrella topic of smuggling alcool during Prohibition.

    A captain and alcool smuggler lets himself being shot at with live ammunition for money. Then he buys a new ship from the money gained from that exercise, and instead of smuggling alcool, he follows the screenings of a movie star (BB) throughout the Caribbean. Until he finally happens to come across her incidentally at some remote beach. They fall in love, and remain happy until she decides to marry someone else.

    That's about the worst that one can do from the topic of 'running rum' during Prohibition.

    From my angle, I wouldn't even wanted to watch this one again, if there was nothing else available.
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    • Jul 27, 2024
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    • Release date
      • October 13, 1971 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
      • Spain
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Rum Route
    • Filming locations
      • Gran Hotel de la Ciudad de Mexico, Calle 16 de Septiembre Zocale, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(hotel interiors: lobby and elevator)
    • Production companies
      • Gaumont International
      • S.N.E. Gaumont
      • Parme Production
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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