Vengeance (1958 film)

Vengeance (Spanish: La venganza) is a 1958 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. It was co-produced with Italy, starring Italian Raf Vallone. Francisco Rabal narrates the film. It was shown at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival[1] but not released in Spain until the following year. The film had serious troubles with Spanish censorship. Bardem even went to prison and it was an international scandal. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[2]

Vengeance
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJuan Antonio Bardem
Written byJuan Antonio Bardem
Produced byCesáreo González
Manuel J. Goyanes
StarringRaf Vallone
Carmen Sevilla
Jorge Mistral
Manuel Alexandre
Fernando Rey
Narrated byFrancisco Rabal
CinematographyMario Pacheco
Edited byMargarita de Ochoa
Music byIsidro B. Maiztegui
Release dates
Running time
122 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Juan (Jorge Mistral) returns to town after being locked up for ten years for a crime he did not commit. Together with his sister Andrea (Carmen Sevilla) they decide to take revenge on who they believe is to blame for the family's ills: Luis "el Torcido" (Raf Vallone). To do this, the two brothers will join a gang of reapers looking for work in the fields of Castilla and whose boss is their rival.

Cast

See also

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: Vengeance". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  2. "The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-27.


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