Seven Days in January (1979)
"Siete días de enero" (original title)

Director:

Juan Antonio Bardem

Writers:

Juan Antonio Bardem, Gregorio Morán

Stars:

Manuel Angel Egea, Madeleine Robinson, Virginia Mataix

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Manuel Angel Egea	...	Luis Maria Hernando de Cabral
Madeleine Robinson	...	Adelaïda
Virginia Mataix	...	Pilar
Jacques François	...	Don Thomas
Alberto Alonso	...	Cisko Kid (as Alberto Alonso Lopez)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jesús Alcaide
Charly Bravo
José Pedro Carrión
José Manuel Cervino	...	Antonio
Fernando Chinarro	...	Médico
Manuel de Benito	...	Andrés
Alberto de Miguel
Guillermo Montesinos	...	Tito
Chema Muñoz
Joaquín Navarro	...	Actor

Storyline

Details

Country:

Spain France

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

14 November 1979 (France)

Also Known As:

Coup de poing

Company Credits

Production Co:

5 Continents, Goya Producciones Cinematográficas S.A., Les Films des deux mondes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Sex Is Crazy (1981)

User Reviews

Dangeorus days...

This is that sort of movies that you shouldn't watch if you don't have some knowledge about the time and the facts story is about (dictator Franco have just died and everyone was so nervous). Those were strange and dangerous days, there's no doubt about it. A group of left-winged lawyers were killed in cold blood for some of those fascists who wanted Spain to remain under the dominion of the rich, the Army, and the Catholic church. It's quite a good document that perfectly shows the way the people of both sides acted and thought.

As for the cinematographic significance, Juan A. Bardem filmed some good films ("Muerte de un ciclista"), but "Siete días de Enero" wasn't that remarkable. Some of the characters look like caricatures (specially the fascist ones), and there were some non-professional actors, what's always a bad idea.

Well, as I said before this is more like a historical document...

*My rate: 6/10