It tells the story of a dictatorship. Its protagonist is the sum and essence of several of the rulers who have exercised absolute power in Latin American countries.
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Awards:
- 7 nominations.
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Nelson Villagra | ... |
El Primer Magistrado
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| Katy Jurado | ... |
La Mayorala
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| Salvador Sánchez | ... |
Peralta
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| Alain Cuny | ... |
El Académico
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| Ernesto Gómez Cruz | ... |
Cholo Mendoza
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María Adelina Vera | ... |
Ofelia (La hija del presidente)
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Reynaldo Miravalles | ... |
Oberst Hoffmann
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Raúl Pomares | ... |
General Galván
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Idelfonso Tamayo | ... |
Miguel Estatua
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| Gabriel Retes | ... |
El estudiante
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| Claudio Obregón | ... |
Narrador
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| Ramón Menéndez | ... |
1er Oficial
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Ibet Reyna | ... |
Muchacha
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Desire Melo | ... |
Ofelia (niña)
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Arturo Beristáin | ... |
(Orador estudiantil)
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| Dolores Beristáin | ... |
Doña Hermenegilda
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Rigoberto Carmona | ... |
Teniente II de Becerra
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Louise Chevalier | ... |
Hermana de San Vicente de Paul
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| Roger Cudney | ... |
Army captain
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Edmundo Domínguez | ... |
(Segunda voz)
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Veronique Ferret | ... |
Paulette
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Mario Oropeza | ... |
2do oficial de Hoffman
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Adriana Page | ... |
Misia Olaya
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Denis Perrot |
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Raul Pomares | ... |
Ataulfo Galvan
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Christine Parat Roblin | ... |
Sirvienta de Ofelia
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Roberto Ruy | ... |
Primer oficial de Ataulfo
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Gabriela Ríos | ... |
Jacinta
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Nadine Sapounoff | ... |
Señora Bordel
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César Sobrevals | ... |
Capitan Becerra
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Oscar Traven | ... |
1er Oficial de Hoffman
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Luis Ramon M. Velasco | ... |
Oficial Artillero
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Abel Woolrich | ... |
(Corneta de Ataulfo)
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Directed by
| Miguel Littin | ||
Written by
| Alejo Carpentier | ... | (novel) |
| Régis Debray | ... | (writer) |
| Miguel Littin | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Héctor López | ... | executive producer |
| Michèle Ray-Gavras | ... | producer |
| Vicente Silva | ... | producer |
Music by
| Leo Brouwer | ||
Cinematography by
| Ricardo Aronovich | ||
Editing by
| Ramón Aupart | ||
Production Design by
| Pedro García Espinosa | ||
| Eric Simon | ||
Costume Design by
| Derubín Jácome | ||
| Edith Vesperini | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Richard Pizon | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Carlos Arditti | ... | set designer |
Additional Crew
| Humberto Gurza | ... | animal wrangler (uncredited) |
| Miguel Gurza | ... | animal wrangler (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Conacite Uno
- France 3
- Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)
- K.G. Productions
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