Piranha (1972 film)

Piranha, also known as Piranha, Piranha or Caribe, is a 1972 Venezuelan adventure-thriller film starring William Smith, Peter Brown and Ahna Capri. Smith and Brown had previously starred together in the Laredo Western TV series.

Piranha
Directed by	William Gibson
Written by	Richard Finder
Produced by	Luis Guillermo and Villegas Blanco
Starring	William Smith Peter Brown Ahna Capri Tom Simcox
Cinematography	Luis Jacko
Edited by	Thea Bentler
Music by	Richard LaSalle
Production company	Magellan Productions
Distributed by	Seventh Seal Distribution
Release date	1972 (1972)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Art Greene (Tom Simcox) and his sister Terry (Ahna Capri) are a couple of wildlife photographers exploring the Amazon region with their American guide Jim Pendrake (Peter Brown). They stumble across a deadly predator when they meet Caribe (William Smith), a homicidal maniac whose hobbies include tracking and hunting human prey.

Cast

• William Smith as Caribe
• Peter Brown as Jim Pendrake
• Ahna Capri as Terry Greene
• Tom Simcox as Art Greene
• John Villegas as Juan
• Julie Teca as Girl
• Ernie Fracis as Diamond Miner
• Miguel Berzares as Miguel
• Andres Delgado as Bartender

Home media

Piranha was first released on DVD in 2000.

External links

• Piranha at IMDb
• Piranha at AllMovie
• Piranha at the TCM Movie Database