The Rocket from Calabuch
Calabuch | |
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Directed by | Luis García Berlanga |
Written by | Luis García Berlanga Ennio Flaiano |
Starring | Edmund Gwenn Valentina Cortese Franco Fabrizi José Isbert Manuel Alexandre |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | Pepita Orduna |
Music by | |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Calabuch (US title: The Rocket From Calabuch) is a 1956 comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga.
Synopsis[]
Calabuch is a little village in the coast of Spain. There arrives Dr. George Hamilton (Edmund Gwenn), a scientist expert in rockets who is tired of his job.
Hamilton decides to help people of Calabuch in a fireworks competition. He wins and his photo appears in the local newspaper and then NASA and the army find him.[1]
Production background[]
This Spanish-Italian co-production was filmed in Peniscola, Castellón, and features an international cast led by British-American actor Edmund Gwenn in his last film role, and Italians Valentina Cortese and Franco Fabrizi. Berlanga won the OCIC Award at the Venice Film Festival.
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Cartel, ficha y sinopsis en Aula Matemática.com http://www.aulamatematica.com/mathsmovies/Calabuch.htm
Categories:
- 1956 films
- Spanish-language films
- Spanish films
- Italian films
- Spanish black-and-white films
- Spain in fiction
- Films directed by Luis García Berlanga
- 1956 comedy films
- 1950s comedy film stubs
- 1950s Spanish film stubs