The Crime of Oribe
| The Crime of Oribe | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Leopoldo Torres Ríos |
| Written by | Arturo Cerretani Leopoldo Torre Nilsson |
| Based on | El perjurio de la nieve by Adolfo Bioy Casares |
| Produced by | Rodolfo Hansen Leopoldo Torres Ríos |
| Starring | Roberto Escalada Carlos Thompson María Concepción César |
| Cinematography | Hugo Chiesa |
| Edited by | José Cardella |
| Music by | Alberto Soifer Bernardo Stalman |
Production company | Estudios Mapol |
| Distributed by | Cinematografía Independencia |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
The Crime of Oribe (Spanish: El crimen de Oribe) is a 1950 Argentine fantasy drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and Leopoldo Torres Ríos and starring Roberto Escalada, Carlos Thompson and María Concepción César.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Carlos T. Dowling. It is based on the story El perjurio de la nieve by Adolfo Bioy Casares.[2]
Cast
- Roberto Escalada as Villafañe
- Carlos Thompson as Oribe
- Raúl De Lange as Vermehren
- María Concepción César as Lucía
- Carlos Cotto as Dr. Battis
- Diana Wells as Eugenia
- Paula Darlan as Ruth Vermehren
- Delia Cristiani as Adelaida Vermehren
- Trudy Tomis as Margarita Vermehren
- Arturo Arcari as Américo
- Max Citelli as Lacava
- Alberto Rinaldi
- Francisco Monet
- Juan Alberto Domínguez
- José Sereno
- Miguel Leporace
- Rafael Ricardo
- Néstor Johan
- Mario Conflitti
References
Bibliography
- King, John & Torrents, Nissa (ed.) The Garden of Forking Paths: Argentine Cinema. British Film Institute, 1988.
- Thompson, Currie K. Picturing Argentina: Myths, Movies, and the Peronist Vision. Cambria Press, 2014.
- Lockhart, Darrell B. Latin American Mystery Writers: An A-to-Z Guide. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004.