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Vengeance (1958 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Vengeance' is a 1958 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. It was co-produced with Italy, starring Italian Raf Vallone. Francisco Rabal narrates the film. It was shown at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival but not released in Spain until the following year. The film had serious troubles with Spanish censorship. Bardem even went to prison and it was an international scandal. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Plot
Juan (Jorge Mistral) returns to town after being locked up for ten years for a crime he did not commit. Together with his sister Andrea (Carmen Sevilla) they decide to take revenge on who they believe is to blame for the family's ills: Luis "el Torcido" (Raf Vallone). To do this, the two brothers will join a gang of reapers looking for work in the fields of Castilla and whose boss is their rival.
Cast
* Carmen Sevilla as Andrea Daz
* Raf Vallone as Luis 'El Torcido'
* Jorge Mistral as Juan Daz
* Jos Prada as Santiago 'El Viejo'
* Manuel Alexandre as Pablo 'El Tinorio'
* Manuel Peir as Maxi 'El Chico'
* Conchita Bautista as Cantante
* Jos Marco Dav
* Rafael Bardem
* Maria Zanoli
* Xan das Bolas as Segador gallego
* Rufino Ingls
* ngel lvarez
* Goyo Lebrero
* Jos Riesgo
See also
* List of submissions to the 31st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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