Eve
Eva
1968 · Spain, United States, United Kingdom
- Director
- Robert Lynn, Jeremy Summers
- Screenplay
- Harry Alan Towers
- Producer
- Oliver A. Unger
- Music
- Malcolm Lockyer
- Cinematography
- Manuel Merino Rodríguez
Cast
What it is about
An explorer searching for a lost Inca treasure in the Amazon jungle finds Eve, a barefoot young woman dressed only in furs whom the local natives worship as a goddess. She soon becomes the target of a showman who wants her for his freak show, of the natives, who want to kill her for helping a white man, and of an explorer who intends to silence her.
How it was made
A co-production between Britain, Spain and the United States, with location scenes shot in Brazil. Jeremy Summers directed, but he quit midway through filming and Jesus Franco was brought in to finish it. The fur bikini worn by Celeste Yarnall was altered from the one Raquel Welch wore in One Million Years B.C. The cast includes Herbert Lom and Christopher Lee.
Reception and legacy
Critics were largely dismissive. TV Guide called it a 'very poorly done story of a Tarzaness', and Dave Sindelar found it dull, saying its appeal lay more in the presence of Lom, Lee and Fred Clark than in what actually happens on screen.
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Trivia
Change of director
Summers quit midway through filming, and Jesus Franco, known for Spanish horror cinema, was brought in to complete the picture.
A recycled bikini
The fur bikini worn by the lead was altered from the design Raquel Welch wore in One Million Years B.C. (1966).
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