Conchita and the Engineer

Macumba (German: Conchita und der Ingenieur/ transl. Conchita and the Engineer) is a 1954 Brazilian-German adventure film directed by Franz Eichhorn and Hans Hinrich and starring Paul Hartmann, Vanja Orico and Robert Freitag. It was based on a novel by Franz Taut (de).^[2] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam near Berlin and on location in Brazil. The film's Brazilian title (see poster at right) translates as Conchita, Virgin of the Amazon. It was released in English-speaking countries as Macumba, playing on a double bill with Ed Wood's Bride of the Monster (1955).^[3]

Macumba
Directed by	Franz Eichhorn Hans Hinrich
Written by	Franz Taut (de) (novel) Ilse Lotz-Dupont
Starring	Paul Hartmann Vanja Orico Siegfried Schürenberg
Cinematography	Edgar Eichhorn Franz Weihmayr
Edited by	Walter von Bonhorst
Music by	Ana Pietric Walter Schultz Porto Alegre
Production companies	Astra Films Franconia-Film
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih
Release dates	24 September 1954 (1954-09-24) (Europe) May 11,1955 (US)[1]
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Brazil West Germany
Language	German

Cast

• Paul Hartmann as Prof. Dahlheim
• Vanja Orico as Conchita
• Robert Freitag as Cyll Farney
• Josefin Kipper as Irene
• Herbert Hübner
• Siegfried Schürenberg
• Ary as Der Indier
• Charlott Daudert
• Oliver Hassencamp
• Henry Horman
• Gilberto Martinho
• Panos Papadopulos
• Karl-Heinz Peters