Piranha (1972 film)
Piranha | |
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Directed by | William Gibson |
Written by | Richard Finder |
Produced by | Luis Guillermo and Villegas Blanco |
Starring | William Smith Peter Brown Ahna Capri Tom Simcox |
Cinematography | Luis Jacko |
Music by | Richard LaSalle |
Release date | 1972 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Piranha, also known as Piranha, Piranha or Caribe, is a 1972 Venezuelan adventure-thriller film starring William Smith and Peter Brown who had previously starred together in the Laredo Western TV series and Ahna Capri.
Plot[]
Art Greene (Tom Simcox) and his sister Terry (Ahna Capri) are a couple of wildlife photographers exploring the Amazon region with their American guide Jim Pendrake (Peter Brown). They stumble across a deadly predator when they meet Caribe (William Smith), a homicidal maniac whose hobbies include tracking and hunting human prey.[1]
Cast[]
- William Smith as Caribe
- Peter Brown as Jim Pendrake
- Ahna Capri as Terry Greene
- Tom Simcox as Art Greene
Home media[]
Piranha was first released on DVD in 2000.
Notes[]
- ^ pp. 197-198 Senn, Bryan The Most Dangerous Cinema: People Hunting People on Film McFarland 29 Oct 2013
External links[]
Categories:
- 1972 films
- 1970s thriller films
- Films shot in Venezuela
- 1970s thriller film stubs