El Dorado

– The story of an expedition down the Orinoco and Amazon rivers in 1560 by Spanish soldiers searching ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 29 Minutes
Release Year:
1988
El Dorado (1988)

The story of an expedition down the Orinoco and Amazon rivers in 1560 by Spanish soldiers searching for the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.

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El Dorado (1988) - Trailer

Release Date:

20 Apr 1988

Language:

Spanish

Director:

Carlos Saura

Writer:

Carlos Saura (story), Carlos Saura

Main Actors:

Omero Antonutti, Eusebio Poncela, Lambert Wilson, Gabriela Roel

Plot:

The film tells the epic story of an expedition that took place between 1560 and 1561, headed by Pedro de Ursúa, in search of "El Dorado." The territory they explored subsequently became Colombia. Three hundred men sold their property and souls to travel down the biggest and least known river in the world. After the rebellion of Lope de Aguirre (who took over command) against Philip II, the king of Spain, this expedition became one of the best-known episodes in the conquest of "The New World." Accompanied by a team of all types, Lope de Aguirre's adventure will end in tragedy, exposing the full range of human miseries.

Awards:

8 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10