title: Conchita and the Engineer
text: # Conchita and the Engineer
  
  Conchita and the Engineer (German: Conchita und der Ingenieur), a.k.a. Macumba, 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]. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Brazil. The film's Brazilian title (see poster at right) translates as Conchita, Virgin of the Amazon.
  
  ## 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
  