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