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Cyclone poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 57.2 / 100
1978·Action / Adventure / Drama·1h 40m

CYCLONE

“The terror storm was only the beginning... but the SHARKS would be the merciless end”

An airplane goes down in the ocean during a storm and a few survivors find refuge on a small tour boat. Swept out to sea, these people slowly starve to death in the hot sun with barely any food or clean water. With no place to turn, the boat survivors resort to cannibalism to stay alive...that is ..until the rescue planes come to pick them up and the man eating sharks decide its time to eat as well.

Above the Line
René Cardona Jr.·DirectorRené Cardona Jr.·WriterCarlos Valdemar·WriterLeón Sánchez·Director of PhotographyRiz Ortolani·MusicAlfredo Rosas Priego·Editor
Cast
Arthur Kennedy·PriestCarroll Baker·SheilaLionel Stander·TaylorAndrés García·AndrésHugo Stiglitz·PilotMario Almada·PitorroOlga Karlatos·MonicaStefania D'Amario·LindaMilton RodríguezRené Cardona III·Thomas
Full Crew
(25 credits)
Directing· 2
René Cardona Jr.·DirectorAmérico Fernández·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
René Cardona Jr.·WriterCarlos Valdemar·WriterAntonio Mendoza·Story Editor
Camera· 5
León Sánchez·Director of PhotographyRamón Bravo·Camera OperatorAlfonso Bárcenas·Assistant CameraTeodoro García·Camera OperatorOliverio Maciel·Assistant Camera
Editing· 2
Alfredo Rosas Priego·EditorJesús Paredes·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Riz Ortolani·MusicLuis Pérez Villegas·Sound
Art & Design· 1
Elvira Oropeza·Makeup Artist
Production· 5
Angelo Iacono·ProducerJosé "Pepe" Ojeda·Assistant Unit ManagerEnrique L. Morfín·Production CoordinatorJoaquín Garrido·Assistant Production CoordinatorRoberto Lozoya·Production Manager
Other Departments· 5
Federico Farfán·Special EffectsMiguel Vázquez·Special EffectsDonaciano De Anda·Lighting TechnicianEnrique Villavicencio·Wardrobe MasterGuadalupe Gorráez·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
57.2
OF 100
Master Score
4.7
OF 10
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