I Was a Parish Priest
I Was a Parish Priest or God's War (Spanish: La guerra de Dios) is a 1953 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Claude Laydu, Francisco Rabal and José Marco Davó.[1] It was awarded the Gran Premio at the first ever San Sebastián International Film Festival. It was also shown at the Venice Film Festival where it was awarded the Bronze Lion.
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| Directed by | Rafael Gil |
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| Produced by | Manuel J. Goyanes |
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| Cinematography | Alfredo Fraile |
| Edited by | José Antonio Rojo |
| Music by | Joaquín Rodrigo |
Production company | Aspa Producciones Cinematográficas |
| Distributed by | CIFESA |
Release date | 30 September 1953 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
It portrays the efforts of a young Priest sent to a poor mining village in the early 1930s.
Synopsis
A priest receives as his first assignment the parish of a mining town, beset by poverty. In this area he will focus all his forces to overcome the resentment accumulated by the miners towards the ecclesiastical profession.
Cast
- Claude Laydu as P. Andrés Mendoza
- Francisco Rabal as Martín
- José Marco Davó as Don César
- Fernando Sancho as Barrona
- Gérard Tichy as El Negro
- Alberto Romea
- Carmen Rodríguez
- Ricardo Calvo
- Julia Caba Alba as Hermana de D. César
- Félix Dafauce
- Milagros Leal
- Mariano Azaña as Fermín, el cartero
- José Sepúlveda
- Manuel Kayser
- Arturo Marín
- José Manuel Martín
- José Miguel Rupert
- Félix Briones
- María Eugenia Escrivá as Margarita
- Jaime Blanch as Daniel
- Carlos Acevedo as Niño
- Juan José Vidal as Niño
References
- Bentley p.121
Bibliography
- Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
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