Central Rio

Central Rio
Directed by	Erich Engels
Written by	Berthold Ebbecke Ludwig Metzger
Based on	...schoß Chiquita? by Rolf Dortenwald
Produced by	Otto Lehmann
Starring	Leny Marenbach Camilla Horn Ita Rina
Cinematography	Walter Pindter
Edited by	Alice Ludwig
Music by	Werner Eisbrenner
Production company	Terra Film
Distributed by	Terra Film
Release date	5 October 1939 (1939-10-05)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Central Rio (German: Zentrale Rio) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Leny Marenbach, Camilla Horn and Ita Rina.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin and on location in Hamburg.

Synopsis

A German woman's husband has been missing for years and is presumed dead. Then she receives information that is alive and living in Brazil. She resolves to travel to Rio de Janeiro to find out the truth.

Cast

• Leny Marenbach as Maria Halmborg
• Camilla Horn as Diane Mercier
• Ita Rina as Chiquita Salieri
• Werner Fuetterer as Michael Wenk
• Iván Petrovich as Ricardo Perez
• Hans Zesch-Ballot as Kommissar Dossa
• Leo Peukert as Kommissar Gaveira
• Paul Hoffmann as Marquez Cabana
• Reinhold Bernt as Sergeant Carmo
• Axel Monjé as Sergeant Gonzaga
• Käte Kühl as Bonita
• Walther Süssenguth as Schmuggler
• Marianne Simson as Solotänzerin
• Else Ehser as Garderobiere
• Helmut Egiomue as Hotelboy Chico
• Rudi Schuricke as Sänger

Bibliography

• Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
• Tegel, Susan. Jew Suss: Life, Legend, Fiction, Film. A&C Black, 2011.

External links

• Central Rio at IMDb