Caboblanco (1980)
Release Year: 1980
Nation: Mexico, United States
Alternative Title: Cabo Blanco, Der Schatz von Caboblanco, Kaboblanko, Кабобланко, Bily Mys
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Writer: Jaime Comas Gil, Milton S. Gelman, Morton S. Fine, Víctor Andrés Catena
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Lance Hool, Paul Joseph
Executive Producer: Martin V. Smith
Companies: Arco Films, Cabo Blanco Production Inc., MVS Televisión
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Budget: 10.000.000
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
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Keywords
Keywords: caboblanco peru, expatriate, peru, sunken treasure
Story
In post-World War II Cabo Blanco, Peru, cafe owner Giff Hoyt finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue involving Nazi refugees and their enemies. The murder of a sea explorer is initially dismissed as an accident by the corrupt local police, but Giff becomes suspicious. When Marie, a new arrival, is intimidated by the police chief, Giff intervenes to help her. He begins to suspect that Beckdorff, a Nazi refugee living in the area, is involved in some way. It is later revealed that Beckdorff is searching for sunken treasure.
Summary
Caboblanco is an adventure drama set in post-WWII Peru, directed by J. Lee Thompson. The film centers around Giff Hoyt, an expatriate cafe owner who becomes embroiled in a conspiracy involving Nazi refugees seeking to uncover buried treasure. The story unfolds against the backdrop of political tension and corruption in Cabo Blanco.
