Director: Luis Buñuel
Stars: Gérard Philipe, María Félix, Jean Servais
Genre: Drama
Country: France | Mexico
Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines. Ojeda is a steamy, isolated island, the penal colony for an oppressive dictatorship. A reactionary seizes the murdered governor’s post, and rushes to eliminate his romantic rival, an idealistic underling.