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Cinco fueron escogidos
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Wikipedia article
'Cinco fueron escogidos' (English: 'Five Were Chosen') is a 1943 Mexican war film directed by Herbert Kline.Hernndez-Girbal, p. 189.Richard, p. 543. It was based on a story by Budd Schulberg,Garca Riera, p. 33. and written by Rafael M. Muoz and Xavier Villaurrutia.
Plot
The film is set in Yugoslavia occupied by the Wehrmacht. In a small town, a Nazi official is killed, whereupon the occupiers carry out retaliatory measures. Five of the residents of the village are sentenced to death. They represent the different groups of the city: One of them is an aristocrat, one is the mayor, one is one of the city's policemen, one a barber and one an employee. In addition to these five, a homeless man is also to be executed. Their families and neighbors try to obtain the annulment of death sentences.
Cast
*Antonio Bravo
*Fernando Corts as Babich, the barber
*Mara Douglas as Mrs. Stojak
*Edmundo Espino as Neighbor
*Conchita Gentil Arcos as Marfa
*Mara Gentil Arcos as Mrs. Eugenia Dubrovko
*Ana Mara Hernndez as Yugoslav village girl
*Rafael Icardo as Constable
*Mara Elena Marqus as Ana
*Ricardo Montalbn as Stefan
*Jos Morcillo as Mr. Aramich
*Joaqun Pardav as Glinko
*Jos Ignacio Rocha as Train passenger
*Humberto Rodrguez as Priest
*ngel T. Sala as Ivn Banka
*Andrs Soler as Stojak
*Jorge Trevio as Yanko
*Julio Villarreal as Mr. Anton Dubrovko
Production
There are reports that 'Cinco fueron escogidos' was simultaneously shot alongside an English-language version. In this version appeared, among others, Art Smith, Victor Kilian, Howard Da Silva, Ricardo Montalbn (who also appeared in the original Spanish-language version) and Leonid Kinskey.Beck, p. 152. However, there is no information as to whether this version has ever been released.Wilt, p. 57. 'Cinco fueron escogidos' was produced by Alpha Films. It had its premiere in Mexico on 8 July 1943.
References
Bibliography
*Garca Riera, Emilio (1987). 'Mxico visto por el cine extranjero'. Volume 3. Ediciones Era.
*Hernndez-Girbal, F. (1992). 'Los que pasaron por Hollywood'. BPR Publishers.
*Richard, Alfred Charles (1993). 'Censorship and Hollywood's Hispanic image: an interpretive filmography, 19361955'. Greenwood Press.
*Beck, Nicholas (2001). 'Budd Schulberg: A Bio-bibliography'. Scarecrow Press.
*Wilt, David E. (2004). 'The Mexican Filmography. 1916 through 2001.' Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. Inc.
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