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Wer stirbt schon gerne unter Palmen (1974)

Directed by Alfred Vohrer

Overview

The wealthy plantation owner Pinaud is brutally murdered in Ceylon. His attractive German wife Anne is suspected of the crime and arrested by Inspector Cerdan. He is ordered to take her to Colombo. But the plane on the way there gets caught in a heavy storm and crashes shortly afterwards. Anne Pinaud and Cerdan are the only survivors of the crew and save themselves on a desert island. There they come across Werner Becker, who has been shipwrecked with his yacht and is also stranded here. While Cerdan continues to believe Anne is guilty of the crime, Werner believes she is innocent. Soon the tension between the two men builds up and they become rivals for Anne’s favor.

Length 84 minutes

Actors

Thomas Hunter | Hannes Messemer | Dieter Eppler | Monika Rohde | Sieghardt Rupp | Glauco Oronato | Harald Leipnitz | Rosemarie Kirstein | Robin Fernando | Ranji Suranimala | Suraj Jayawickrama | Rajumar Niles | Maria Gudy | Chandra Ediriweera