Caboblanco (1980)

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

Víctor Andrés Catena (story)
Jaime Comas Gil (story)

Release Date:

1980 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

An epic adventure that explodes at the edge of the world.

Plot:

Offshore near Caboblanco, Peru, an explorer of sea wrecks is murdered. However, local authorities decide...

Plot Keywords:

Sunken Treasure | Expatriate | Nazi | Caboblanco Peru | Peru

Cast

Charles Bronson	...	Gifford Hoyt
Jason Robards	...	Gunther Beckdorff
Dominique Sanda	...	Marie Claire Allesandri
Fernando Rey	...	Police Captain Terredo
Simon MacCorkindale	...	Lewis Clarkson
Camilla Sparv	...	Hera
Gilbert Roland	...	Dr. Rudolfo Ramirez
Denny Miller	...	Horst
James Booth	...	John Baker
Jorge Russek	...	Provincial Minister
Clifton James	...	Lorrimer
Ernest Esparza III	...	Pepe (as Ernest Esparza)
José Chávez	...	Bustamante
Carlos Romano	...	Miguel
Martin LaSalle	...	Aparicio

Also Known As:

Cabo blanco (UK) (DVD box title)
Caboblanco... Where Legends Are Born (International: English title) (long title)
Cabo Blanco (Spain) [es]
Cabo Blanco (Finland) [fi]
Der Schatz von Caboblanco (West Germany) [de]
Højt spil i Cabo Blanco (Denmark) [da]
O skliros tou Cavo Blanco (Greece) [el]
Verinen rannikko (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

USA:87 min | Argentina:102 min

Country:

Mexico | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | USA:R | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Arco Films

Movie Connections:

References Casablanca (1942)

Soundtrack:

Tangerine

Pathetic

Caboblanco is a really, really bad film, that loses many points for its feeble attempts to evoke the classic "Casablanca". I feel sorry for Jason Robards and Bronson, both of whom give decent performances on this film's lousy script. I'm sorry, but the story of various low lifes and politicos vieing over suken treasure (with a crappy romance sub-plot thrown in for good measure) cannot compete with Casablanca's story of sacrificing love for the greater good. Also, this film lacks Casablanca's wonderful supporting cast and great dialogue. Judged by itself, this film is paced far too slowly, and too little occurs. The ending, though, is what mainly draws my ire-"I put a bomb in the jukebox" indeed! Avoid.