El canto del gallo

El canto del gallo
Directed byRafael Gil
Written by
Produced byRamón Llidó
CinematographyAlfredo Fraile
Edited byJosé Antonio Rojo
Music byJuan Quintero
Production
company
Aspa Producciones Cinematográficas
Release date
  • 26 September 1955 (1955-09-26)
Running time
95 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

El canto del gallo is a 1955 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil.[1]

Plot

In Hungary, during World War II and at a time when religious were being killed, Gans, a powerful communist commissar, saves the life of Father Miller, a former classmate. But in return he forces her to abjure his Catholic faith and go live with a prostitute. After that, Father Miller commits other sins such as denying confession to a dying man or ratting out a fellow priest. But repenting of his conduct, she returns to his old parish, where he will meet Gans again.[2]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Bentley p.122
  2. ^ "El canto del gallo de Raafel Gil (1955) contada por Santiago Aguilar". www.dequevalapeli.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

Bibliography

  • Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.