Overview
A Catholic priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but others do not return the favor.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1960)
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Music
Music by Rodolfo Haffter
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Gabriel Figueroa
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Benito Pérez GaldósNovel
- Luis BuñuelScreenplay
- Julio AlejandroScreenplay
- Emilio CarballidoScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 4, 1959
- Original language
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
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Cast
Francisco RabalFather Nazario
Marga LópezBeatriz
Rita MacedoAndara
Ignacio López TarsoThief in church
Ofelia GuilmáinChanfa
Luis Aceves CastañedaParricide
Noé MurayamaEl pinto
Rosenda MonterosLa prieta- Jesús FernándezUjo
Ada CarrascoJosefa
Antonio BravoDon Pablo- Aurora MolinaLa Camella
David ReynosoJuan- Efraín ArauzVecino de Nazarin (uncredited)
- Blanca MarroquínVecina de Nazarin (uncredited)
- Isabel VázquezVecina de Nazarin (uncredited)
- Socorro AvelarVecina de Josefa (uncredited)
Diana OchoaVecina de Josefa (uncredited)
Manuel ArvideCompañero de arquitecto (uncredited)- Edmundo BarberoDon Ángel (uncredited)
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