The Americano

The Americano

Bento Hermany

Manuel Silvera /

Marianna

Teresa

Cristino

Captain Gonzalez

Jim Rogers

Barney Dent

Captain of Ship

Tuba Masero

Tuba's Sister

Stevie Dent - Sam's Nephew (uncredited)

Spanish Tannery Man (uncredited)

Boy (uncredited)

Arthur Kennedy had begun filming when the money ran out and shooting had to be discontinued. When the funding was finally found, Kennedy was working on another project, so he had to be replaced with Frank Lovejoy.

Sara Montiel was originally cast for the role of Teresa and filmed some sequences in the Matto Grosso jungle. There are stills where she is seen handling a big snake, possibly an anaconda, along with Glenn Ford, Cesar Romero and others in the cast. In her 2000 autobiography Sara relates how the production ran out of money in Brazil and everybody was sent back to Hollywood with canceled contracts. Months later she was called to resume filming but by then she had signed with Warner Bros. and could not finish "El Americano." She was replaced by Abbe Lane and her scenes were re-shot.

Approximately 19 minutes in, Glenn is shown on a different horse. The 2 horses continue to be used interchangeably throughout the rest of the movie. However the horses are not very close in coloring.

The language of Brazil is Portuguese, yet every "native" in this movie either speaks Spanish or a terrible mix of the two.

When Dent first meets the federal police he asks if any of them speaks Engish and the head policeman says he does. Later, after the head policeman is shot, Dent is walking with two of the other policemen and Gato when they enter the barn. Dent says, "Spread out" and the two policemen immediately go left and right, without having to wait for the phrase to be translated by Gato.

Stevie: Pa, how far is Brazil? Barney Dent: That's a long way away, Stevie - clear across the world.