Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines. Ojeda is a steamy, isolated island, the penal colony for an oppressive dictatorship. A reactionary seizes the murdered governor's post, and rushes to eliminate his romantic rival, an idealistic underling. The bureaucrat Vazquez hopes to marshal the angry residents of the capitol, El Pao, plus the many political prisoners, to oust Governor Gual.

María Félix
Inés Rojas

Gérard Philipe
Ramón Vázquez

Jean Servais
Alejandro Gual

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.
le Gouverneur Mariano Vargas
Raúl Dantés
Lieutenant García

Domingo Soler
Professeur Juan Cárdenas

Víctor Junco
Indarte

Roberto Cañedo
Le colonel Olivares
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December 5, 1959
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama
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