The Uprising (1980)
In Nicaragua, 1977, corruption and abuse of power are everyday occurrences under the Somoza family’s dictatorship. Eruptions of violence lead to a civil war, which the Sandinista revolutionaries win – at least for the time being. Against this backdrop, the conflict between a young soldier of the Somoza regime and his family, who sympathize with the insurgents, is illustrated.
Director: Peter Lilienthal
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Augustin Pereira as Agustin |
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Carlos Catania as Vater |
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Maria Lourdes Centano de Zeleya as Mutter |
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Óscar Castillo as Offizier |
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Guido Saenz as Onkel |
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Vicky Montero as Schwester |
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Saida Mendieta Ruiz as Miriam |
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Orlando Zelaya Perez as Darwis |
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Flavio Fernández as Ignacio |
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Roger Barrios as Roger |
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Gabriella Cristiani as |
| Directing | Peter Lilienthal | Director |
| Sound | Mario Jacob | Sound |
| Sound | Luis Fuentes | Sound |
| Production | Bernhard Grote | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mercedes Galeyno Manzanares | Costume Design |
| Art | Maria Victoria Cardona | Set Decoration |
| Art | Michael Gregor | Property Master |
| Sound | Claus Bantzer | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Peter Lilienthal | Writer |
| Production | Heiner Angermeyer | Producer |
| Production | Roswitha Frankenhauser | Production Manager |
| Crew | Marcelino Pacheco | Special Effects |
| Camera | Michael Gregor | Camera Technician |
| Production | Werner Murawski | Producer |
| Editing | Siegrun Jäger | Editor |
| Art | Fernando Castro | Set Decoration |
| Art | Peter Lilienthal | Set Decoration |
| Art | Mercedes Galeyno Manzanares | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Anne Watfe | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Hans-Dieter Schwarz | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Ulla Ziemann | Continuity |
| Directing | Antonio Yglesias | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Mario Cardona | Camera Technician |
| Writing | Antonio Skármeta | Writer |
| Production | Joachim von Vietinghoff | Producer |
| Production | Óscar Castillo | Production Manager |
| Camera | Alejandro Legaspi | Camera Supervisor |
| Camera | Michael Gregor | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | José Domingo Gómez | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Carlos Álvarez | Producer |
| Production | Egbert Ronnefeldt | Production Manager |
| Camera | Michael Ballhaus | Director of Photography |