Conchita and the Engineer

Macumba
Macumba
Directed by	Franz Eichhorn; Hans Hinrich;
Written by	Franz Taut [de] (novel); Ilse Lotz-Dupont;
Starring	Paul Hartmann; Vanja Orico; Siegfried Schürenberg;
Cinematography	Edgar Eichhorn; Franz Weihmayr;
Edited by	Walter von Bonhorst
Music by	Ana Pietric; Walter Schultz Porto Alegre;
Production; companies	Astra Films; Franconia-Film;
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih
Release dates	24 September 1954; (Europe); May 11,1955 (US)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Brazil; West Germany;
Language	German

Macumba (German: Conchita und der Ingenieur/ transl. Conchita and the Engineer) 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 [de].^[2] 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. It was released in English-speaking countries as Macumba, playing on a double bill with Ed Wood's Bride of the Monster (1955).^[3]

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^ Weldon, Michael (1983). "The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film". Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-34345-X. Page 89
^ Goble p.454
^ Weldon, Michael (1983). "The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film". Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-34345-X. Page 89

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

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