Vengeance (1958 film)

Vengeance
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Juan Antonio Bardem
Produced by	Cesáreo González Manuel J. Goyanes
Written by	Juan Antonio Bardem
Narrated by	Francisco Rabal
Starring	Raf Vallone Carmen Sevilla Jorge Mistral Manuel Alexandre Fernando Rey
Music by	Isidro B. Maiztegui
Cinematography	Mario Pacheco
Editing by	Margarita de Ochoa
Release date(s)	1958 (1958) (Cannes Film Festival) 16 February 1959 (1959-02-16)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Vengeance (Spanish: La venganza) is a 1958 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. It was co-produced with Italy, starring Italian Raf Vallone. Francisco Rabal narrates the film. It was shown at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival but not released in Spain until the following year. The film had serious troubles with Spanish censorship. Bardem even went to prison and it was an international scandal. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Cast

• Carmen Sevilla as Andrea Díaz
• Raf Vallone as Luis 'El Torcido'
• Jorge Mistral as Juan Díaz
• José Prada as Santiago 'El Viejo'
• Manuel Alexandre as Pablo 'El Tinorio'
• Manuel Peiró as Maxi 'El Chico'
• Conchita Bautista as Cantante
• José Marco Davó
• Rafael Bardem
• Maria Zanoli
• Xan das Bolas as Segador gallego
• Rufino Inglés
• Ángel Álvarez
• Goyo Lebrero
• José Riesgo

See also

• List of submissions to the 31st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

External links

• Vengeance at the Internet Movie Database