Piranha, also known as Piranha, Piranha or Caribe, is a 1972 Venezuelan adventure-thriller film starring William Smith, Peter Brown and Ahna Capri. Smith and Brown had previously starred together in the Laredo Western TV series.
| Piranha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Gibson |
| Written by | Richard Finder |
| Produced by | Luis Guillermo and Villegas Blanco |
| Starring | William Smith Peter Brown Ahna Capri Tom Simcox |
| Cinematography | Luis Jacko |
| Edited by | Thea Bentler |
| Music by | Richard LaSalle |
Production company | Magellan Productions |
| Distributed by | Seventh Seal Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editArt Greene (Tom Simcox) and his sister Terry (Ahna Capri) are a couple of wildlife photographers exploring the Amazon region with their American guide Jim Pendrake (Peter Brown). They stumble across a deadly predator when they meet Caribe (William Smith), a homicidal maniac whose hobbies include tracking and hunting human prey.[1]
Cast
edit- William Smith as Caribe
- Peter Brown as Jim Pendrake
- Ahna Capri as Terry Greene
- Tom Simcox as Art Greene
- John Villegas as Juan
- Julie Teca as Girl
- Ernie Fracis as Diamond Miner
- Miguel Berzares as Miguel
- Andres Delgado as Bartender
Home media
editPiranha was first released on DVD in 2000.
Notes
edit- ↑ pp. 197-198 Senn, Bryan The Most Dangerous Cinema: People Hunting People on Film McFarland 29 Oct 2013
External links
edit- Piranha at IMDb
- Piranha at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
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