AdventureAction

River of Death

- The last chance to stop the rebirth of the Master Race.

An adventurer (Hamilton) decides to go in search of the Lost City in the Amazon jungle. A motley crew of other people decide to join him for the wealth of the city, for reasons of their own. But to their horror they find out that they have bitten off more than they can chew, what with a Nazi doctor still using the place for his human experiments.

Release Date : 1989-09-29

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Cannon GroupBreton Film Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Hamilton

Original Name : Michael Dudikoff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wolfgang Manteuffel

Original Name : Robert Vaughn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heinrich Spaatz

Original Name : Donald Pleasence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Ricardo Diaz

Original Name : Herbert Lom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hiller

Original Name : L.Q. Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anna Blakesley

Original Name : Sarah Maur Thorp

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maria

Original Name : Cynthia Erland

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dalia

Original Name : Foziah Davidson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blakesley

Original Name : Victor Melleney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pare

Original Name : Rufus Swart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fanjul

Original Name : Gordon Mulholland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kellner

Original Name : Lindsay Reardon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Long John Silver

Original Name : Ian Yule

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Schuster

Original Name : Crispin De Nuys

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mavvie

Original Name : Erica Rogers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Trace

Original Name : Norman Anstey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cabaret Artiste

Original Name : Elsabe Zietsman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Serrano

Original Name : Alain D. Woolf

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Shaman

Original Name : Goliath Davids

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ipama Chief

Original Name : Jockey Rigney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tuli Chief

Original Name : Isaac Mavimbela

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Maria

Original Name : Gail McQuillan

Gender : Male

Character Name : German Pilot

Original Name : James White

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-08-14

_**High adventure in the Amazon (actually South Africa), albeit comic booky**_ After an intriguing prologue in Germany at the end of WW2, the events switch to the Amazon Basin twenty years later and a challenging expedition to a lost city in the deep jungle, led by a tough adventurer (Michael Dudikoff). The impressive cast includes Donald Pleasence, Robert Vaughn, Herbert Lom and L.Q. Jones. Based on the Alistair MacLean novel, "River of Death" (1989) is an adventure/thriller in the mold of “Firewalker” (1986) made by the director of “Lone Wolf McQuade” (1983) and starring the actor of “Platoon Leader” (1988). Like “King Solomon’s Mines” (1985) and “Allan Quartermain the Lost City of Gold” (1986), it’s an Indiana Jones knock-off, just more serious. Being a comic booky ‘B’ flick, don’t expect the high budget of some other productions based on MacLean’s works, such as “Where Eagles Dare” (1968) and “Bear Island” (1979). Nevertheless, it’s a colorful jungle journey if you’re in the mood for high adventure, like “King Kong,” just without the colossal creatures and huge budget. While the locations are great, it’s obvious that it wasn’t filmed in the Amazon jungle (which would be too expensive). I pegged it as South African, which is where Dudikoff’s previous flick was shot, “Platoon Leader,” particularly since there are quite a few black people in the jungle town and, especially, black tribespeople aren’t found in the Amazon (although some of the earlier natives LOOKED like they were from Latin America). Dudikoff is reminiscent of 80’s Mel Gibson, just a little taller. Meanwhile Cynthia Erland stands out on the female front as Maria, but there are a couple others. Don’t expect a strict interpretation of MacLean’s book. For instance, there are no river pirates in the novel. With just a little tweaking this could’ve been more effective, like the aforementioned “King Solomon’s Mines” or even “Firewalker.” But working the kinks out of scripts takes time and time is money in the movie business. The film runs 1 hour, 41 minutes, and was shot on the Wild Coast of South Africa, e.g. Port St. Johns. GRADE: B-/C+