That Man from Rio (1964)
- Original title
- L'Homme de Rio
- Directed by
- Philippe de Broca
- Genre
- comedy film, adventure film, crime film, treasure hunt film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 352 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A French soldier goes on a chase across South America to recover a stolen statuette. The adventure leads him through Rio de Janeiro and Brasília while trying to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend.
lightheartedfast-pacedwhimsicalplayfuladventurouscomicalexoticfun
What happens
That Man from Rio (French: L'Homme de Rio) is a 1964 French-Italian international co-production adventure film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Françoise Dorléac. It was the first film to be made by the French subsidiary of United Artists, Les Productions Artistes Associés. The film was a huge success with a total of 4,800,626 admissions in France, becoming the 5th highest earning film of the year. This spoof of James Bond-type films features location photography by Edmond Séchan of Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, and Paris. At the 37th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film is directly inspired by the comics of Belgian cartoonist Hergé, featuring a number of scenes that are direct retelling of plot points in The Adventures of Tintin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
The Last Adventure (1967)
Golden Goddess of Rio Beni (1964)
Secret of the Sphinx (1964)
Backfire (1964)
La Tulipe noire (1964)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Cherchez l'idole (1964)
Gentlemen of the Night (1964)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.