The Orinoco Dam
1996, French. Directed by Juan Luis Buñuel.
After the accidental death of her husband, Dominique Vallorie agrees to take over the construction of an important dam on the Orinoco River. She does not know that by accepting to go to Venezuela, her life as a woman and engineer will change. Through a great love story she will assert herself despite all the pitfalls on the way.
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Juan Luis BuñuelDirector
- Xavier DelucUgo
- Élisabeth BourgineDominique Vallorie
- Georges CorrafacePablo
- Catherine JacobArlette Legrand
- Anne-Marie PisaniAriana
- Luna SentzSara Machado
- Jean-François GarreaudMoperand
- Vania VilersPierre Legrand
- Gustavo RodríguezCast
- Oscar MolinariCast
- Aristides AguiarCast
- Amilcar MarcanoCast
Details
- Released
- 14 September 1996
- Original title
- Barrage sur l'Orénoque
- Country
- France, Spain, Venezuela
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The Orinoco Dam isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 September 1996. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Orinoco Dam?
The Orinoco Dam (1996) was directed by Juan Luis Buñuel and stars Xavier Deluc, Élisabeth Bourgine, Georges Corraface.