Rum Boulevard ( French: Boulevard Du Rhum ) is a feature film directed by Robert Enrico in 1971 . A screen version of a work by Jacques Pineral . The film takes place in the 1920s in Central America, it shows the life of bootleggers - smugglers who transport alcohol to the United States during the years of Prohibition. The plot is based on the love of captain von Zelingo and actress Linda le Rue ( Brigitte Bardot ).
| Roma Boulevard | |
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| Boulevard du rhum | |
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| Genre | Adventure |
| Producer | Robert Enrico |
| Producer | Alain Poiret |
| In the main cast | Lino Ventura Brigitte Bardot |
| Operator | |
| Composer | Francois de Roubaix |
| Film company | |
| Duration | 135 minutes |
| A country |  France  Italy  Spain |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 1971 |
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Content
Cast
- Lino Ventura - Cornelius von Sellinga
- Bridget Bardot - Linda La Rue
- Clive Revill - Lord Hammond
- Bill Travers - Sanderson
- Antonio Casas - Wilkinson
- Ursula Kübler - Jenny
Story
In the days of Prohibition, the Romrunners illegally imported alcohol into the USA from the Caribbean Sea , and this place was called Rum Boulevard. A coast guard boat shot and scuttled a small ship carrying a load of alcohol, and only one person - Cornelius Vanzelingo - managed to get to the shore. Fleeing bullets, he ends up in Mexico, where he plays a big money mortal game: 12 people shoot him in complete darkness, and if he survives, he gets 5 thousand dollars each time. He was lucky 12 times. With this money, he buys his own ship and again takes up smuggling. Fate introduces him to Havana with the famous film actress Linda le Rue, who, having fallen in love, sets off with him, and then romantic adventures with skirmishes and a lot of funny and cute situations, even touching ones, follow.
Reviews
The New York Times wrote that the film was a breakthrough in Bardot’s career, in which the star died and a real actress was born [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Boulevard du Rhum (1971) Paris: Bardot - From Star to Actress The New York Times. November 22, 1971