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 |
| Writing | Antonio Drove | Writer |
| Writing | Antonio Larreta | Writer |
| Writing | Eduardo Mendoza | Novel |
| Production | Andrés Vicente Gómez | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Gilberto Azevedo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Guillermo S. Maldonado | Editor |
| Art | Luis Argüello | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ramon Ivars | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Correa | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucinda García | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hipólita Gómez | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emilia López | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joaquín Navarro | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ricardo Albarrán | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Carlos Boué | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Julián Buraya | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | José López Moreno | Production Manager |
| Directing | José María Ochoa | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Emiliano Otegui | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Antoni Verdaguer | Assistant Director |
| Art | Ricardo Albarrán | Property Master |
| Art | Gabino García | Painter |
| Art | Josep Rosell i Palau | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Luis Castro | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Enrique Molinero | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Carlos Cabeceràn | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Xavier Camí | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Antonio Felices | Gaffer |
| Camera | Victor Guasch | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Francisco Marín | Focus Puller |
| Lighting | Santos Merino | Gaffer |
| Camera | Joan Minguell | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jaume Peracaula | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Luis Poirot | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fermín Liarte | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ilga Penezis | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luis Álvarez | Wardrobe Master |
| Editing | Luciano Berriatúa | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Esperanza Cobos | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Luis Del Pino | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Xavier Basté | Production Assistant |
| Production | Josep Guerrero | Production Assistant |
| Production | Carlos Ramón Lluch | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Egisto Macchi | Original Music Composer |