{{Short description|1963 film}} {{Infobox film | name =River of Evil | image =File:River of Evil.png | caption = | director = Franz Eichhorn | producer =Alfred Bittins <br> Luiz Severiano Ribeiro <br> Franz Thierry | writer = Helmuth M. Backhaus <br> Franz Eichhorn <br> Orígenes Lessa | based_on = | narrator = | starring =Barbara Rütting <br> Harald Leipnitz <br> Oswaldo Loureiro | music = Catulo Cearense <br> Remo Usai | cinematography = Edgar Eichhorn | editing = Anneliese Artelt | studio =Atlântida Cinematográfica <br> Piran-Film | distributor = Piran-Film | released = {{Film date|1963|12|09|df=yes}} | runtime = 86 minutes | country = Brazil <br> West Germany | language = German | budget = | gross = }} '''''River of Evil''''' (German: '''''Und der Amazonas schweigt''''') is a 1963 Brazilian-West German adventure film directed by Franz Eichhorn and starring Barbara Rütting, Harald Leipnitz and Oswaldo Loureiro.<ref>Amador & Blanco p.243</ref> It was shot in Eastmancolor on location on the River Amazon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Horvat.<ref>https://www.filmportal.de/film/und-der-amazonas-schweigt_42f25cfe8d9c4bb2bc7409f16e1af93d</ref>
==Synopsis== Susanne's father, a celebrated explorer, went missing somewhere on the River Amazon. She hires Pedro, a local of German descent to guide her in her search. However they encounter the villain known as the "Green Napoleon" who ruthlessly exploits the Indigenous people for his rubber plantation.
==Cast== * Barbara Rütting as Susanne * Harald Leipnitz as Pedro * Oswaldo Loureiro as Green Napoleon * Cyl Farney as Mario * Tereza Raquel as Donna Cecilia * Wilson Grey as The Brute
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== Bibliography == * Amador, María Luisa & Blanco, Jorge Ayala ''Cartelera cinematográfica, 1960-1969''. Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos, 1986. * Boller, Reiner. ''Wilder Westen made in Germany''. Mühlbeyer Filmbuchverlag, 2018.
== External links == * {{IMDb title|0140659}}
Category:1963 films Category:German adventure films Category:1963 adventure films Category:West German films Category:1963 German-language films Category:1963 German films Category:Films directed by Franz Eichhorn Category:1960s Brazilian films Category:Brazilian adventure films
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