El canto del gallo is a 1955 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil.[1]
| El canto del gallo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rafael Gil |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Ramón Llidó |
| Cinematography | Alfredo Fraile |
| Edited by | José Antonio Rojo |
| Music by | Juan Quintero |
Production company | Aspa Producciones Cinematográficas |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editIn Hungary, during World War II and at a time when religious were being killed, Gans, a powerful communist commissar, saves the life of Father Miller, a former classmate. But in return he forces her to abjure his Catholic faith and go live with a prostitute. After that, Father Miller commits other sins such as denying confession to a dying man or ratting out a fellow priest. But repenting of his conduct, she returns to his old parish, where he will meet Gans again.[2]
Cast
edit- Asunción Balaguer
- S. Demoslavsky
- Vicente Escrivá as child
- Gracián Espinosa
- César Gil as child
- Antonio García Gómez
- X. Heiss
- José Luis Heredia
- Francisco Herrera
- Luis Induni
- Julia Lajos
- Ivan Ljevakovich
- Hortuño López
- José Manuel Martín
- Jorge Ochando
- Alicia Palacios
- Mónica Pastrana
- Jacqueline Pierreux
- Félix de Pomés
- Francisco Rabal
- G. Rahn
- Antonio Riquelme
- Carmen Rodríguez
- Matilde Muñoz Sampedro
- Emilio Sancho
- Francisco Sánchez
- Porfiria Sanchíz
- Gérard Tichy
- José Villasante
- Lutz Wallen
- M. Wulff
- José Wyrma
References
edit- ^ Bentley p.122
- ^ "El canto del gallo de Raafel Gil (1955) contada por Santiago Aguilar". www.dequevalapeli.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
Bibliography
edit- Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
External links
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