800 Leagues Down the Amazon
Outlaw Joam Garral (Barry Bostwick) has spent years living peacefully as a planter deep in the Amazon. But when his beautiful daughter (Daphne Zuniga) announces that her wedding will take place in Brazil, he must join her as she and her fiancé ride a raft on a dangerous downriver journey while facing deadly jungle creatures and a bounty hunter with a long memory. Based on a Jules Verne novel, the film was directed by Luis Llosa (Anaconda).
Luis Llosa
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Also Directed by Luis Llosa
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