Acosada
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Acosada also known as Harassed or The Exploiteers is a 1964
Argentine
psychological sexual
drama film
directed and written by Alberto Dubois. The film starred Libertad Leblanc
and Néstor Zavarce.
) lands herself a performing contract and leaves her home in Buenos Aires
. She travels to Venezuela
, and when arriving in Caracas
, she soon discovers that her contract is a hoax made by a major drug baron. She finds that she is knee-deep in trouble herself and must be careful if she is to get out of her predicament in one piece in this 70 minute sexually oriented action feature from Argentina
.
. The film was produced and distributed by Gloria Films. However it was not until the 1 June 1966 that the film premiered in the USA in Champaign, Illinois
. In the USA the film was dubbed in the English language
and distributed by Cambist Films.
1964 in film
The year 1964 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is released....
Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
psychological sexual
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed and written by Alberto Dubois. The film starred Libertad Leblanc
Libertad Leblanc
Libertad María de los Ángeles Vichich Blanco is a retired Argentine film actress. She appeared in 30 films in the Cinema of Argentina between 1960 and 1989....
and Néstor Zavarce.
Plot
An attractive songstress (Libertad LeBlancLibertad Leblanc
Libertad María de los Ángeles Vichich Blanco is a retired Argentine film actress. She appeared in 30 films in the Cinema of Argentina between 1960 and 1989....
) lands herself a performing contract and leaves her home in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. She travels to Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, and when arriving in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, she soon discovers that her contract is a hoax made by a major drug baron. She finds that she is knee-deep in trouble herself and must be careful if she is to get out of her predicament in one piece in this 70 minute sexually oriented action feature from Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
Release and acclaim
The film premiered on 10 September 1964 in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. The film was produced and distributed by Gloria Films. However it was not until the 1 June 1966 that the film premiered in the USA in Champaign, Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
. In the USA the film was dubbed in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and distributed by Cambist Films.
Cast
- Libertad LeblancLibertad LeblancLibertad María de los Ángeles Vichich Blanco is a retired Argentine film actress. She appeared in 30 films in the Cinema of Argentina between 1960 and 1989....
- Néstor Zavarce
- Eva Moreno
- June Roberts
- Francisco Ferrari
- José Borda
- Adolfo Martínez Alcalá
- Alberto Álvarez