Overview
A farm family moves into a city maybe at the end of the Spanish Civil War. They move in with the sister of the farmers wife. In the city everything is illegal or immoral or both.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Madrid
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Sequels
Follows Agustina of Aragon and is followed by The Eyes Leave a Trace
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Music
Music by Jesús García Leoz
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Sebastián Perera
Details
- Director
- Writers
- José Antonio Nieves CondeScreenplay
- Natividad ZaroWriter
- Gonzalo Torrente BallesterWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 26, 1951
- Original language
- Spanish
- Countries
- Spain
Production
Cast
Luis PeñaMellao
María AsquerinoPili
Francisco ArenzanaPepe
Marisa de LezaTonia- Ricardo LucíaManolo Pérez
José PradaManuel Pérez
Félix DafauceDon Roque, "Chamberlain"
María FrancésMother
Carmen SánchezAunt
Montserrat CarullaRosario
Manuel de Juan- Mary Merche
Francisco BernalEspabilao- José María Martín
José Villasante
Félix Briones- Ramón Elías
Casimiro HurtadoWatch Seller- Chano Conde
José GuardiolaTheater Audience Member
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