The Bet
Seen it?1968 | 55 min | Drama, Adventure, Romance
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and adventure fans. If you loved Easy Rider or The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 55 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1968: an older pace and style.
In this 16 mm feature film, the journalist Miguel Salguero portrays the adventures of a group of people who make a bet and undertake a risky trip by land to Puerto Limón, crossing mighty rivers and wild nature, at a time when there was no road to the Caribbean port.
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Cast & crew
Directed by Miguel Salguero
- Olegario Mena
- María Mayela Padilla
- Mino Padilla
- Antonio Gutierrez
- Eliza SalazarAnita
- Juan Vicente Mora
- Ildenfoso Sandí
- Juan de Dios Gutierrez
- Venero Solís
- Antonio SolísPachingo