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The Rocket from Calabuch

Original title: Calabuch
  • 19561956
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.1K
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POPULARITY
109,116
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The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
Comedy
Professor Jorge Serra Hamilton, an American atomic-bomb specialist, flees from his transcendental duties to take shelter incognito in Calabuch, a small, idyllic Spanish village on the Medite... Read allProfessor Jorge Serra Hamilton, an American atomic-bomb specialist, flees from his transcendental duties to take shelter incognito in Calabuch, a small, idyllic Spanish village on the Mediterranean shores. Oblivious to their guest's eminence, local residents spend their time enga... Read allProfessor Jorge Serra Hamilton, an American atomic-bomb specialist, flees from his transcendental duties to take shelter incognito in Calabuch, a small, idyllic Spanish village on the Mediterranean shores. Oblivious to their guest's eminence, local residents spend their time engaged in their modest daily chores. The affable Professor Hamilton not only integrates perfe... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
109,116
25,723
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    • Director
      • Luis García Berlanga
    • Writers
      • Leonardo Martín(story)
      • Florentino Soria(screenplay)
      • Ennio Flaiano(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Edmund Gwenn
      • Valentina Cortese
      • Juan Calvo
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Luis García Berlanga
    • Writers
      • Leonardo Martín(story)
      • Florentino Soria(screenplay)
      • Ennio Flaiano(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Edmund Gwenn
      • Valentina Cortese
      • Juan Calvo
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    • 5User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 1 nomination

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    Manuel Beringola and Edmund Gwenn in The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
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    Valentina Cortese and Edmund Gwenn in The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
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    Edmund Gwenn and Nicolás D. Perchicot in The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
    José Luis Ozores in The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
    Manuel Alexandre, Juan Calvo, and Franco Fabrizi in The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
    Edmund Gwenn and Nicolás D. Perchicot in The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
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    Edmund Gwenn
    Edmund Gwenn
    • Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton
    Valentina Cortese
    Valentina Cortese
    • Eloisa, the Schoolmistress
    Juan Calvo
    Juan Calvo
    • Matías
    Franco Fabrizi
    Franco Fabrizi
    • Langosta
    • (as Franco Fabrizzi)
    Félix Fernández
    Félix Fernández
    • Don Félix, the Priest
    Nicolás D. Perchicot
    Nicolás D. Perchicot
    • Andrés
    • (as Nicolás Perchicot)
    Mario Berriatúa
    Mario Berriatúa
    • Juan
    Francisco Bernal
    Francisco Bernal
    • Crescencio
    María Vico
    • Teresa
    • (as Maruja Vico)
    Isa Ferreiro
    • Carmen
    Manuel Guitián
    Manuel Guitián
    • Don Leonardo
    Casimiro Hurtado
    Casimiro Hurtado
    • Antonio
    Pedro Beltrán
    • Fermín
    Manuel Alexandre
    Manuel Alexandre
    • Vicente
    • (as Manuel Alejandre)
    Manolo García
    • Felipe
    • (as Lolo García)
    José Isbert
    José Isbert
    • Don Ramón
    José Luis Ozores
    José Luis Ozores
    • Cucherito, the Treasurer
    Salvador Arias
    • The Mayor
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Luis García Berlanga
    • Writers
      • Leonardo Martín(story) (screenplay)
      • Florentino Soria(screenplay)
      • Ennio Flaiano(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Edmund Gwenn's final film.
    • Connections
      References La Lola se va a los puertos (1947)

    User reviews5

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    7/10
    An archetype of Arcadian fairytale starring veteran English action Edmund Gwenn in his final screen role
    "The film doesn't dwell on a concrete reason behind Jorge's (George's Spanish moniker) whim to abandon his scientific project and lay low, he may simply get tired of the high-tech enterprise, and needs to experience and embrace some human warmth which he finds profusely in Calabuch. Gladly bedding himself down in the prison cell (it is gratuitous), Jorge first builds a bond with fellow inmate, a local smuggler Langosta (Fabrizi), who also moonlights as the village's repairman, movie projector, among others.

    But what elevates Jorge to the toast of the town, aside from his amicability, is his rocket scientist backbone, appreciatively refines the local pyrotechnics to stunning effect, yet the film prosaically pares down the technicalities - there is a yawning disparity between painting the name "Calabuch" on the surface of a barebones rocket-shaped firework and exhibiting the same name in the nightly firmament through a salvo of feu d'artifice, yet the film seems to try to convince us they are on the same technical level."

    read the full review on my blog: cinema omnivore, thanks
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    • Feb 10, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 1956 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • Italy
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Raketa iz Kalabuha
    • Filming locations
      • Peñíscola, Castellón, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Águila Films
      • Films Costellazione
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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