That Man from Rio (1964)

French military man Adrien Dufourquet gets an eight-day furlough to visit his fiancée, Agnès. But when he arrives in Paris, he learns that her late father's partner, museum curator Professor Catalan, has just been kidnapped by a group of Amazon tribesmen who have also stolen a priceless statue from the museum. Adrien and Agnès pursue the kidnappers to Brazil, where they learn that the statue is the key to a hidden Amazon treasure.

Genres: Adventure, Action, Comedy

What to watch after That Man from Rio

• Le Magnifique (1973) — Same subject: spy
• The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez (1964) — Same feel: fun, whimsical
• La Chèvre (1981) — Two steps away in the credits
• Borsalino (1970) — Jean-Paul Belmondo appears in both
• The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Sucker (1965) — Same feel: fun, whimsical