River of Mystery

TV Movie
1971
2h

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The beauty and splendor of Rio de Janeiro and the Brazilian countryside provide the backdrop for this adventure story. A crooked, money hungry exiled criminal develops a scheme to make enoug... Read allThe beauty and splendor of Rio de Janeiro and the Brazilian countryside provide the backdrop for this adventure story. A crooked, money hungry exiled criminal develops a scheme to make enough money to gain entrance back to the United States. He hires diamond hunter T. J. Mitchell... Read allThe beauty and splendor of Rio de Janeiro and the Brazilian countryside provide the backdrop for this adventure story. A crooked, money hungry exiled criminal develops a scheme to make enough money to gain entrance back to the United States. He hires diamond hunter T. J. Mitchell who solicits the services of oil wildcatters Phil and Ernie to transfer enough explosives... Read all

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Filmed in 1969 but not telecast until 1971.

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10/10

One of Vic Morrow's best.

Although this was a made for television movie it was a great vehicle to show off Vic's amazing talent. He (Phil) and Claude Aiken's (Ernie) play wildcatter's drilling for oil down in Brazil. Being down on their luck, they sign on as explosive experts with a rather wealthy `fugitive of the USA' named Mr. Twitchell, played by Edmond O'Brien. They are to help extract diamonds that were found in a river bed deep in the Brazilian wilderness. Deception from a beautiful guide Louise Sorrell and tense moments in hauling nitro-glycerin over treacherous Brazilian back roads make for an interesting adventure of what the real reason is for using their expertise.