Fever Mounts at El Pao

Fever Mounts at El Pao La fièvre monte à El Pao Theatrical poster Country France Mexico Directed by Luis Buñuel Release Date 1959 Language French Studio Cinematográfica Filmex S.A. Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC) Distributor Azteca Films Inc. Main Cast Character Actor Ramón Vázquez Gérard Philipe Inés Rojas María Félix Alejandro Gual Jean Servais

Fever Mounts at El Pao (French title: La fièvre monte à El Pao) is a 1959 French-Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel on based a novel by Henri Castillou. It is a story of honor and love on Ojeda island, a fictional Latin American military dictatorship. The film stars Gérard Philipe (in his last role before his death from liver cancer four months after the completion of filming) and María Félix.

The following weapons were used in the film Fever Mounts at El Pao:

CZ 38

CZ 38 pistol is seen in hand of both main characters.

CZ 38 - .380 ACP

Ramón Vázquez (Gérard Philipe) retrieves the CZ 38.

Inés Rojas (María Félix) pulls her husband's gun on Alejandro Gual (Jean Servais).

M1911A1

Various characters, include Ramón Vázquez (Gérard Philipe), carry a M1911A1.

Pre-War Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Prison guards are armed with Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers, some with pearl grips.

Smith & Wesson Model M&P with 5" barrel - .38 Special

1936 Mexican Mauser

The members of Ojeda's military police use 1936 Mexican Mauser rifles.

Mexican M1936 Mauser - 7x57mm Mauser

Mendoza M1934

The military police patrol near the airport is equipped with a Mendoza M1934, mounted on a tripod.

Mendoza M1934 Light Machine Gun - 7x57mm Mauser