Summary
A farm family moves into a city maybe at the end of the Spanish Civil War. They move in with the sister of the farmers wife. In the city everything is illegal or immoral or both.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 72GoodWatch 72
IMDb7.6
Audience score67%
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for dramas, −5 min on the typical 109
typical 109104Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 38 countries
+28Released
1951
October 26, 1951
75 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
- Spain
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
18 of 18
Luis PeñaMellao
María AsquerinoPili
Francisco ArenzanaPepe
Marisa de LezaTonia- RLRicardo LucíaManolo Pérez
José PradaManuel Pérez
Félix DafauceDon Roque, "Chamberlain"
María FrancésMother
Carmen SánchezAunt
Montserrat CarullaRosario
Francisco BernalEspabilao
Casimiro HurtadoWatch Seller
José GuardiolaTheater Audience Member
Rafael Calvo RevillaWaiter
José SepúlvedaFoundry Supervisor- PPPedro PeñaTheater Audience Member
Marujita DíazSelf - Singer- LELuisa EspañaDancer
Directing · 4
- José Antonio Nieves Conde Director, Screenplay
- José María Ochoa Second Assistant Director
- José Castedo Second Assistant Director
- Domingo Pruña Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Natividad Zaro Writer
- Gonzalo Torrente Ballester Writer
- Eugenio Montes Idea
Production · 3
- Pablo Tallaví Production Assistant
- Felipe Gerely Production Manager
- Francisco Madrid Production Manager
Camera · 4
- Sebastián Perera Director of Photography
- Ángel Ampuero Second Assistant Camera
- Antonio Ortas Still Photographer
- Manuel Gijón First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Margarita Ochoa Editor
- Amalia Villalba Assistant Editor
Sound · 3
- Jesús García Leoz Original Music Composer
- Antonio Alonso Sound Recordist
- Jaime Torrens Sound
Art · 3
- Francisco Prósper Construction Coordinator
- Antonio Montoya Property Master
- Antonio Labrada Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Juan Esplandiu Costume Design
- Carmen Martín Makeup Artist
- Manuel Gaitán Assistant Makeup Artist
- Julia González Hairstylist
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