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El crimen de Cuenca /

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Banned in Spain until 1982 and based upon a true story, two men are wrongfully accused of killing a fellow shepherd who disappeared from their town in the early 1900s. The men are tortured to elicit confessions in graphic portrayals of the brutality of the Guardia Civil.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Porto, Juan Antonio (Author)
Corporate Authors: Video Mercury Films, S.A, Incine (Firm), Jet Films (Spain), Divisa Home Video
Other Authors: Miró, Pilar (Director, Screenwriter), Salvador Maldonado, 1938- (Screenwriter), Matas, Alfredo (Producer), Soler Leal, Amparo (Actor), Alterio, Héctor, 1929- (Actor), Dicenta, Daniel (Actor), Cerviño, Xosé Manuel (Actor), Rey, Fernando, 1917-1994 (Actor), Casares, Francisco (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:Spanish dialogue.
Published: [Madrid] : Divisa Home Video, [2014]
Subjects:
Shepherds > Spain > Cuenca > Drama.
False arrest > Spain > Cuenca > Drama.
Police brutality > Spain > Cuenca > Drama.
Political crimes and offenses > Spain > History > Drama.
Feature films.
Spain > History > 1868-1931 > Drama.
Cuenca (Spain) > Drama.
Fiction films.
Description
Summary:Banned in Spain until 1982 and based upon a true story, two men are wrongfully accused of killing a fellow shepherd who disappeared from their town in the early 1900s. The men are tortured to elicit confessions in graphic portrayals of the brutality of the Guardia Civil.
Item Description:DVD release of the 1979 motion picture.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.
Special features include bio-filmography of the director, out-takes and commentary.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-5: PAL, multizona (all regions); aspect ratio:1.66:1; 5.1 Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital mono sound format.
Audience:Rated: 18+.
Production Credits:Music, Antón García Abril ; photography, Hans Burmann.