Conchita and the Engineer
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| Edited by | Walter von Bonhorst |
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| Distributed by | Europa-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Language | German |
Conchita and the Engineer (German: Conchita und der Ingenieur), a.k.a. Macumba, is a 1954 Brazilian-German adventure film directed by Franz Eichhorn and Hans Hinrich and starring Paul Hartmann, Vanja Orico and Robert Freitag. It was based on a novel by Franz Taut. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam near Berlin and on location in Brazil. The film's Brazilian title (see poster at right) translates as Conchita, Virgin of the Amazon.