
An adventurer (Hamilton) decides to go in search of the lost city in the Amazon jungle. A motley crew of other people with reasons of their own decide to join him for the wealth of the lost city. But to their horror they find out that they have bit off more than they can chew. What with a nazi doctor still doing his experiments on people in the same place.... (Full plot summary below)
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An adventurer (Hamilton) decides to go in search of the lost city in the Amazon jungle. A motley crew of other people with reasons of their own decide to join him for the wealth of the lost city. But to their horror they find out that they have bit off more than they can chew. What with a nazi doctor still doing his experiments on people in the same place.
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| User ReviewRichard DMichael Dudikoff kind of does the Indiana Jones thing in Cannon's adaptation of Alistair MacLean's novel. Dudikoff leads a doctor and his daughter deep into the Amazon to find the source of a deadly plague. They are attacked by hostile natives. The doctor is killed, Dudikoff escapes, but without the young woman. Making his way back to civilization, Dudikoff is determined to travel back to the tribe's village and rescue the girl. He gets an expedition going thanks to a wealthy German (Donald Pleasence), but his motives turn out to be not exactly benign. With a plot involving cannibals and Nazi experiments, this seems more fitting as an Italian outing or at least a cheap Franco film. Cannon's attempt to fit this into the cycle of Raiders rip-offs results in the exploitation elements being a little too soft sold. However, although Dudikoff is never a thrilling screen presence, he's backed by a group of solid character veterans ... besides Pleasence, Herbert Lom, L.Q. Jones and Robert Vaughan show up ... so this film manages to be a fairly entertaining lark. |
| User ReviewPaul DNazis are still active deep in the Amazonian Jungle in this decent Indiana Jones knock-off. An adventurer is joined by others in search of a lost city of treasures and come across cannibalistic jungle tribes and other problems. |
| User ReviewJohn AAverage Adventure Flick, Which See's A Slightly Overcomplicated Plot, Mixed In With The Usual Sense Of Jungle Adventure. An Adventurer Decides To Look For The Lost City Within The Amazon, He Is Joined By A Motley Crew Of Others, Who Are Looking For The Same Place For Their Own Reasons. They've Bitten Of More They Can Chew When They Discover Their Is a Nazi War Criminal Carrying Out The Same Experiments During The War. Based On The Alister McLean Novel Of The Same Name, "River of Death" Is A Fairly Decent & Enjoyable Adventure Flick Which Features A Great Atmosphere As Well As A Decent Cast & Performances From Michael Duidkoff, Donald Pleasence & Robert Vaughn In Which They Have A Decent Script To Work With. |
| User ReviewElena SAverage adventure where an adventurer wades his way through hostile Indians, cannibals, river pirates, and Nazis to rescue an archaeologist's daughter. |