Machete

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Mari Blanchard

Jean Montoya

Age : 43 | Popularity : 5%

Ruth Cains

Rita

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Albert Dekker

Don Luis Montoya

Age : 62 | Popularity : 4%

Juano Hernández

Bernardo

Age : 73 | Popularity : 11%

Carlos Rivas

Carlos

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Lee Van Cleef

Miguel

Age : 64 | Popularity : 22%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Paul Sawtell Bert Shefter
Camera	Director of Photography	Karl Struss
Writing	Screenplay	Kurt Neumann Carroll Young
Directing	Director	Kurt Neumann
Production	Producer	Kurt Neumann
	Executive Producer	J. Harold Odell
Editing	Editor	Jodie Copelan
Department	Role	Name

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