Conchita and the Engineer

Conchita and the Engineer
Directed by
Written by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byWalter von Bonhorst
Music by
Production
companies
  • Astra Films
  • Franconia-Film
Distributed byEuropa-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 24 September 1954 (1954-09-24)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • Brazil
  • West Germany
LanguageGerman

Conchita and the Engineer (German: Conchita und der Ingenieur), a.k.a. Macumba, is a 1954 Brazilian-German adventure film directed by Franz Eichhorn and Hans Hinrich and starring Paul Hartmann, Vanja Orico and Robert Freitag. It was based on a novel by Franz Taut [de].[1] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Brazil. The film's Brazilian title (see poster at right) translates as Conchita, Virgin of the Amazon.

  1. ^ Goble p.454