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1953 | Color | 95 min

In the 1950s a small Spanish village, Villar del Río, awaits the arrival of U.S Marshall Plan Commissioners, who are expected to deliver large sums of aid money. The village sees that it has an opportunity and all social life begins to revolve around the American visitors.


Country: España
Direction: García Berlanga; Luis
Script: García Berlanga; Luis, Bardem; Juan Antonio, Mihura; Miguel
Production: Sempere; Vicente
Photography: Berenguer; Manuel
Sound: Alonso; Antonio
Music: Antonio Ochaíta; José, Valerio; Xandro, Solano Pedrero; Juan, García Leoz; Jesús
Cast:Isbert; José, Morán; Manolo, Sevilla; Lolita, Romea; Alberto, Quintillá; Elvira, Pérez De León; Luis, Aguirre; Fernando, Roa; Joaquín, D Perchicot; Nicolás, Fernández; Félix, Franco; José
Participation year at FICM: 2011

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