Tintorera
Sign in to saveTintorera is a 1977 Mexican-British horror film directed by René Cardona Jr. and starring Susan George, Hugo Stiglitz, Fiona Lewis and Andrés García. It is based on the novel of the same name by oceanographer Ramón Bravo, who studied the species of shark known as 'tintorera' (a shark) and discovered the sleeping sharks of Isla Mujeres. The film, along with many monster movies of the 1970s and 1980s, is very similar to Jaws. It is also known by the alternative title Tintorera: Killer Shark.
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3.9Two shark hunters flirt with an attractive British lady while hunting down a large tiger shark terrorizing the Mexican East coast.
Released: 1977-04-0785 minDir: René Cardona Jr.Drama, Thriller, Horror
Cast
- Susan George as Gabriella
- Hugo Stiglitz as Steven
- Andrés García as Miguel
- Fiona Lewis as Patricia
- Jennifer Ashley as Kelly Madison
- Eleazar García as Crique
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Key dates
- Published
- 4 November 1983
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- Mexico
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- shark
- Director
- René Cardona Jr.
- Screenwriter
- René Cardona Jr.
- Composer
- Basil Poledouris
- Producer
- Gerald Green
- Cinematographer
- Ramón Bravo
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Tintorera is a 1977 Mexican-British horror film directed by René Cardona Jr. and starring Susan George, Hugo Stiglitz, Fiona Lewis and Andrés García. It is based on the novel of the same name by oceanographer Ramón Bravo, who studied the species of shark known as 'tintorera' (a shark) and discovered the sleeping sharks of Isla Mujeres. The film, along with many monster movies of the 1970s and 1980s, is very similar to Jaws. It is also known by the alternative title Tintorera: Killer Shark.
Quentin Tarantino paid tribute to this movie at the eighth Morelia International Film Festival, showing a copy from his private collection.