Tintorera

Tintorera is a 1977 Mexican-British horror film directed by René Cardona Jr. and starring Susan George, Hugo Stiglitz, Fiona Lewis and Andrés García. It is based on the novel of the same name by oceanographer Ramón Bravo, who studied the species of shark known as 'tintorera' (a 19-foot (5.8 m) shark) and discovered the sleeping sharks of Isla Mujeres. The film, along with many monster movies of the 1970s and 1980s, is very similar to Jaws. It is also known by the alternative title Tintorera: Killer Shark.

For the Portuguese wine grape, see Tintorera (grape).
Tintorera
US theatrical poster
Directed byRené Cardona Jr.
Written byRené Cardona Jr.
Produced byGerald Green
StarringSusan George
Hugo Stiglitz
Andrés García
Fiona Lewis
Jennifer Ashley
CinematographyRamón Bravo
Music byBasil Poledouris
Production
companies
Conacine
Hemdale
Distributed byUnited Film Distribution Company
Release dates
  • April 7, 1977 (1977-04-07) (Mexico)
  • August 10, 1977 (1977-08-10) (Sweden)
Running time
  • 126 minutes (Mexico)
  • 85 minutes (Sweden)
CountriesMexico
United Kingdom
LanguageSpanish

Quentin Tarantino paid tribute to this movie at the eighth Morelia International Film Festival, showing a copy from his private collection.

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