The Truth on the Savolta Affair (1980)
Barcelona between 1917 and 1923. Is the era of gangsterism, during which gunmen clash between anarchists and thugs paid by The Patronal showed a shocking number of deaths. The confrontation between anarchists and workers of the factory owners Savolta arms worsens when Savolta family decides to end the rebellion hiring murderers hired and plotting to hide their illegal transactions with Germany. Adapted from the novel by Eduardo Mendoza.
Director: Antonio Drove
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José Luis López Vázquez as Pajarito de Soto |
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Charles Denner as Lepprince |
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Omero Antonutti as Savolta |
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Ovidi Montllor as Miranda |
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Alfredo Pea as Rovira |
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Stefania Sandrelli as Teresa |
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Pau Garsaball as Vázquez |
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Alfred Lucchetti as Pablo |
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Ettore Manni as Claudedeu |
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Florencio Calpe as Parells |
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Roger Ibáñez as Fortet |
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Carlos Lucena as Cortabanyes |
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Julia Goytisolo as |
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Virginie Billetdoux as María Rosa |
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Carla Cristi as |
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Rafael Anglada as Antón |
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Fernando Ulloa as Pujol |
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Dora Santacreu as Rosa |
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Mercedes Gil as |
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Norberto Rauch as |
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José Luis Aguirre as |
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Alberto Vila as |
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Esteban Dalmases as Acompañante de Pujol (uncredited) |
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Josep Maria Domènech as Matón (uncredited) |
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Joan Estrada as Sicario (uncredited) |
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Marta Flores as Vecina (uncredited) |
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Julio Núñez as Narrador (uncredited) |
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Fredy Ripers as Matón (uncredited) |
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Anne Caprile as |
| Directing | Antonio Drove | Director |
| Camera | Gilberto Azevedo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Guillermo S. Maldonado | Editor |
| Sound | Luis Castro | Sound Effects |
| Editing | Luciano Berriatúa | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Luis Del Pino | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Eduardo Mendoza | Novel |
| Art | Luis Argüello | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Francisco Marín | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Joan Minguell | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ilga Penezis | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Carlos Ramón Lluch | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucinda García | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Art | Ricardo Albarrán | Property Master |
| Lighting | Santos Merino | Gaffer |
| Production | Josep Guerrero | Production Assistant |
| Production | Andrés Vicente Gómez | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ricardo Albarrán | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | José María Ochoa | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Antonio Drove | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emilia López | Hairstylist |
| Art | Josep Rosell i Palau | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Carlos Cabeceràn | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ramon Ivars | Costume Design |
| Production | Julián Buraya | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Emiliano Otegui | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Correa | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Jaume Peracaula | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luis Álvarez | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joaquín Navarro | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Antoni Verdaguer | Assistant Director |
| Production | Carlos Boué | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Victor Guasch | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Xavier Basté | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hipólita Gómez | Hairstylist |
| Production | José López Moreno | Production Manager |
| Art | Gabino García | Painter |
| Lighting | Antonio Felices | Gaffer |
| Editing | Esperanza Cobos | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Antonio Larreta | Writer |
| Sound | Enrique Molinero | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Xavier Camí | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Luis Poirot | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fermín Liarte | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Sound | Egisto Macchi | Original Music Composer |