Spanish films of 1956
Encyclopedia
A list of films produced in Spain
in 1956 (see 1956 in film
).
Spain
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in 1956 (see 1956 in film
1956 in film
The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by...
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1956
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| 1956 1956 in film The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by... |
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| Calle mayor Calle mayor Main street is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. It features a French-Spanish cast led by the American actress Betsy Blair, who was dubbed into Spanish, as well as the Spanish actor José Suárez. It is based on a Carlos Arniches' play titled La señorita de Trévelez. The... |
Juan Antonio Bardem | Betsy Blair Betsy Blair Betsy Blair was an American actress of film and stage, long based in London.Blair pursued a career in entertainment from the age of eight, and as a child worked as an amateur dancer, performed on radio, and worked as a model, before joining the chorus of Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe in 1940... , José Suárez José Suárez -Career:José Suárez made his debut in a short role in Altar Mayor , a very conventional film, whose director, Gonzalo Delgrás, had paid attention to him in his work as a train conductor in Asturias... , Manuel Alexandre Manuel Alexandre Manuel Alexandre Abarca was a Spanish film and television actor.-Career:He was a popular supporting actor. He won a Goya Award in 2003 for his career achievemnts.-Filmography in cinema:1947... |
Drama | Venice Film Festival Venice Film Festival The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the... award |
| Mi tío Jacinto Uncle Hyacynth Uncle Hyacynth is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Golden Bear .-Cast:* Pablito Calvo - Pepote* Antonio Vico - Jacinto* José Marco Davó - Inspector... |
Ladislao Vajda | Pablito Calvo Pablito Calvo Pablito Calvo was a Spanish child actor. After the international success of Marcelino, pan y vino, where he won a Cannes Film Festival award , he became Spain's most famous child actor... , Antonio Vico |
Drama | Entered into the 6th Berlin International Film Festival 6th Berlin International Film Festival -Jury:* Marcel Carné* Bill Luckwell* Giuseppe Vittorio Sampieri* Koichi Kawakita* Leo J. Horster* Ilse Urbach* Ludwig Berger-Films in competition:* ...erwachsen sein dagegen sehr by Wolf Hart* Autumn Leaves by Robert Aldrich... |
| El expreso de Andalucía | Francisco Rovira Beleta Francisco Rovira Beleta Francisco Rovira Beleta was a twice Academy Award nominee Spanish screenwriter and film director. His film Los atracadores was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1962 film Los Tarantos was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Film category... |
Jorge Mistral Jorge Mistral Jorge Mistral born Modesto Llosas Rosell was a Spanish film actor. His father was from Puerto Rico and his mother from Catalonia. During the 40s, he became a star in films produced by CIFESA. In the 50s, he lived and worked in México and appeared in Luis Buñuel's Abismos de pasión... , Marisa de Leza |
Film Noir | Spanish Neorealism |
| Calabuch Calabuch Calabuch is a 1956 comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga.-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... |
Luis García Berlanga | Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn was an English theatre and film actor.-Background:Born Edmund John Kellaway in Wandsworth, London , and educated at St. Olave's School and later at King's College London, Gwenn began his acting career in the theatre in 1895... , Franco Fabrizi Franco Fabrizi Franco Fabrizi was an Italian actor.Son of a barber and a cinema cashier, he was a soap opera photo actor, for example, the fotoromanzo Arizona Kid, in the newspaper Avventuroso Film... , Valentina Cortese, Manuel Alexandre Manuel Alexandre Manuel Alexandre Abarca was a Spanish film and television actor.-Career:He was a popular supporting actor. He won a Goya Award in 2003 for his career achievemnts.-Filmography in cinema:1947... |
Comedy | Co-production with Italy. Venice Film Festival Venice Film Festival The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the... award |
| Afternoon of the Bulls Afternoon of the Bulls Afternoon of the Bulls is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards.-Selected cast:... |
Ladislao Vajda | Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival 1956 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Maurice Lehmann *Arletty *Louise de Vilmorin *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Henri Jeanson *Domenico Meccoli *Otto Preminger *James Quinn *Roger Regent *María Romero... |
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External links
- Spanish films of 1956 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...