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El crimen de Cuenca

El crimen de Cuenca

1980Movie⏱️ 1h 28m
DramaHistory
7.1
IMDB Rating
838 votes

Two friends from a small village in Cuenca, Spain, accused of the murder of one villager by their neighbors, confess to the crime after being cruelty tortured.

Director
Pilar Miró
Writers
Pilar Miró, Juan Antonio Porto, Lola Salvador
Stars
Amparo Soler Leal, Héctor Alterio, Daniel Dicenta
Release Date
August 17, 1981
Language
Spanish
Country
Spain
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Amparo Soler Leal
Amparo Soler Leal
as Varona
Héctor Alterio
Héctor Alterio
as Isasa
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Daniel Dicenta
as Gregorio
José Manuel Cervino
José Manuel Cervino
as León
Mary Carrillo
Mary Carrillo
as Juana
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Francisco Casares
as Taboada
Eduardo Calvo
Eduardo Calvo
as Amo
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José Vivó
as Don Rufo
Félix Rotaeta
Félix Rotaeta
as Secretario
Guillermo Montesinos
Guillermo Montesinos
as José María Grimaldos López 'El Cepa'

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Osa de la Vega, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Production
In-Cine Compañía Industrial Cinematográfica, Jet Films

🏷️ Keywords

torturefalse accusationmurderfriendvillage

🎯 Categories

SpanishDramaHistory

⭐ Featured Review

Polemic and crude film based on real events with exaggerated but decent direction by Pilar Miró
by ma-cortes2016-04-11
6/10

"This is a shocking and showy film by Pilar Miró , also the producer , she made it in 1979 , it was scripted by Lola Salvador Maldonado , who also narrates the facts in a book published with the same name . The movie was initially banned in Spain and the director subjected to military martial courts . It happens on 21 August 1910, in the small town of Osa de la Vega, in the province of Cuenca , Jose Maria Grimaldos (Guillermo Montesinos) , known as «El Cepa», is seen on the road to the nearby village of Tresjuncos and then disappears . His family and mother (Mary Carrillo) fears foul play and r..."

💡 Did You Know?

Despite being filmed in 1979, it means after Franco's death in 1975 and the end of the censorship in 1977, the film was kidnapped by the extreme right-wing parties and the then Culture Minister Ricardo de la Cierva to consider that it could hurt the Civil Guard and State Court, not being released on nationwide until 1981 when Supreme Court authorized its exhibition.

📖 Synopsis

Two friends from a small village in Cuenca, Spain, accused of the murder of one villager by their neighbors, confess to the crime after being cruelty tortured.