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Tintorera (1977)
Country of Origin: UK
/ Mexico
Year of Production: 1976
Running Times: 88 mins 89 mins
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound:
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Hemdale Leisure Corporation / Tint-Mex Pictures
/ Conacine Productions
Producer: Gerald Green
Production Manager: José Ojeda
SCRIPT
Script: René Cardona Jr, Ramón Bravo
Adaptation: Christina Schuch
Novel: Ramon Bravo
DIRECTION
Director: René Cardona Jr
Assistant Director: Jesus Marin
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: León Sánchez
Underwater Photography: Ramón Bravo
Labs: Movielab
EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editors: Peter Zinner, Earle Herdan
MUSIC
Music: Basil Poledouris
Songs: Basil Poledouris, Carol Connors, Ayn Robbins (Together Until
Goodbye); Doreen Chanter (Danny Disco; Talkin' Too Much About My Baby;
It's Too Late Now; When You're Coming Home); Simon Bell (Giving It Plenty;
I Can't See Anyone But You)
Songs Performed By: The Chanter Sisters (Danny Disco; Talkin' Too Much
About My Baby; It's Too Late Now; When You're Coming Home; Giving It
Plenty; I Can't See Anyone But You); Kelly Stevens; (Together Until
Goodbye)
Moog Performed By: Phil Davies
SOUND
Sound Recording: Robert Comacho
Re-Recording: Jack Woltz, Manuel Topete
Sound Editor: Abraham Cruz
Dialogue Editor: Dante Rochetti
Sound Effects Editor: W.R. Kowalchuk, Eugene Eliot
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Olga Ruiseko
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Miguel Vaquez
Titles and Opticals: Creative Film Arts
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Sets: J. Rodriguez, J. Saenz
Set Decorator: Carlos Arjona
MISCELLANEOUS
Set Supervisor: Miguel Vazquez
CAST
Susan George (Gabriella)
Hugo Stiglitz (Stephen)
Andrés García (Miguel)
Fiona Lewis (Patricia)
Jennifer Ashley (Kelly)
Roberto Guzmán (Colorado)
Priscilla Barnes (girl from bar)
Laura Lyons (Cynthia)
Pamela Garner (girl 2)
Erika Carlsson (girl 3)
Manuel Alvarado (Manuel)
Alejandro Ciangherotti
Charles East
SUMMARY
Steven and Miguel are on holiday on a a tropical
island off Mexican when a huge tiger shark invades the waters and begins
laying waste to the swimmers. They decide to leave aside for the moment
their attempts to bed as many women as possible and set out to kill
the beast.
AVAILABILITY
UK
Theatrical Distributor: Hemdale
USA
Theatrical Distributor: United Film Distribution Company
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Finland
Rating: K-16
Norway
Rating: 15
Sweden
Rating: 15
UK
Rating: X
USA
Rating: R
TIMELINE
1976
June
28: Mexico - production begins
1977
August
10: Sweden - theatrical release
October
30: UK - theatrical release (in the London TV area)
November
6: UK - theatrical release (in the Anglia TV area)
20: UK - theatrical release (in the Southern TV area)
1983
November
4: Finland - theatrical release
POSTER TAGS
There's a monstrous killer churning up the sea... Tintorera...
Tiger Shark
Where Hot Summer Nights Turn Into Cold Terror
Every swimmer's nightmare
If Jaws shocked you... Tintorera! ... will terrify you!
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Tintorera... Bloody Waters
Tintorera - The Silent Death
Tintorera... Tiger Shark
LINKS
SEE ALSO
Jaws (1975)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Films Illustrated vol.7 no.73 (September
1977) pp.6-8 (UK)
illustrated review (by David Castell)
Hollywood Reporter vol.242 no.1 (22 June
1976) p.9 (USA)
review
Monthly Film Bulletin vol.44 no.524 (September
1977) p.199 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review (by David Badder)
Screen International no.110 (22 October
1977) p.70 (UK)
credits, review (by Marjorie Bilbow)
BOOKS
Horror and Science Fiction Films II p.400
credist
OTHER SOURCES
screen
credits
KEYWORDS
sharks, ecology, fish, underwater, oceans, beaches
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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