Vengeance (1958 film)
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| Directed by | Juan Antonio Bardem |
| Written by | Juan Antonio Bardem |
| Produced by | Cesáreo González Manuel J. Goyanes |
| Starring | Raf Vallone Carmen Sevilla Jorge Mistral Manuel Alexandre Fernando Rey |
| Narrated by | Francisco Rabal |
| Cinematography | Mario Pacheco |
| Edited by | Margarita de Ochoa |
| Music by | Isidro B. Maiztegui |
Release dates |
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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[1] 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.[2]
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
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Vengeance". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ^ "The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
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