Poster of Machete

Machete

Plot: This 1959 film-noir take on "Othello," filmed in Puerto Rico, stars Mari Blanchard as flirtatious Jean, who marries an older man, plantation owner Don Luis, for financial security and finds herself falling for his virile foster son, Carlos. Fearing that Jean will inherit Luis's money, his greedy cousin, Miguel, poisons the bridegroom against his new wife, informing him about her passion for another
Release Date: Monday, December 1 1958
65 years ago
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Portrait of Mari BlanchardMari Blanchard
Mari Blanchard was
35 in Machete
as 'Jean Montoya'.
Fri, Apr 13 1923 –
Sun, May 10 1970
Portrait of Ruth CainsRuth Cains
Ruth Cains was
>> in Machete
as 'Rita'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Albert DekkerAlbert Dekker
Albert Dekker was
52 in Machete
as 'Don Luis Montoya'.
Wed, Dec 20 1905 –
Sun, May 05 1968
Portrait of Juano HernándezJuano Hernández
Juano Hernández was
62 in Machete
as 'Bernardo'.
Sun, Jul 19 1896 –
Fri, Jul 17 1970
Portrait of Carlos RivasCarlos Rivas
Carlos Rivas was
33 in Machete
as 'Carlos'.
Mon, Feb 16 1925 –
Mon, Jun 16 2003
Portrait of Lee Van CleefLee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef was
33 in Machete
as 'Miguel'.
Fri, Jan 09 1925 –
Sat, Dec 16 1989

Crew

Portrait of Kurt NeumannKurt Neumann
Kurt Neumann would have been no older than
50 in Machete
as 'Director, Screenplay, Producer'
Sun, Apr 05 1908 –
Thu, Aug 21 1958
Portrait of Karl StrussKarl Struss
Karl Struss was
72 in Machete
as 'Director of Photography'
Tue, Nov 30 1886 –
Wed, Dec 16 1981
Portrait of Carroll YoungCarroll Young
Carroll Young was
50 in Machete
as 'Screenplay'
Fri, Oct 09 1908 –
Tue, Sep 08 1992
Portrait of J. Harold OdellJ. Harold Odell
J. Harold Odell was
>> in Machete
as 'Executive Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jodie CopelanJodie Copelan
Jodie Copelan was
44 in Machete
as 'Editor'
Tue, Jan 06 1914 –
Thu, Nov 10 1977
Portrait of Paul SawtellPaul Sawtell
Paul Sawtell was
52 in Machete
as 'Music'
Sat, Feb 03 1906 –
Sun, Aug 01 1971
Portrait of Bert ShefterBert Shefter
Bert Shefter was
56 in Machete
as 'Music'
Thu, May 15 1902 –
Tue, Jun 29 1999