Calabuch
Encyclopedia
Calabuch is a 1956 comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga.
, Castellón (province)
, and features an international cast led by British-American actor Edmund Gwenn
in his last film role, and Italians Valentina Cortese and Franco Fabrizi
. Berlanga won the OCIC Award at the Venice Film Festival
.
Production background
This Spanish-Italian co-production was filmed in PeniscolaPeñíscola
Peníscola or Peñíscola is a municipality in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located on the Costa del Azahar, north of the Serra d'Irta along the Mediterranean coast...
, Castellón (province)
Castellón (province)
Castellón or Castelló is a province in the northern part of the Valencian Community, Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Valencia to the south, Teruel to the west, Tarragona to the north, and by the Mediterranean Sea to the east. The western side of the province is in the mountainous...
, and features an international cast led by British-American actor Edmund Gwenn
Edmund Gwenn
Edmund Gwenn was an English theatre and film actor.-Background:Born Edmund John Kellaway in Wandsworth, London , and educated at St. Olave's School and later at King's College London, Gwenn began his acting career in the theatre in 1895...
in his last film role, and Italians Valentina Cortese and Franco Fabrizi
Franco Fabrizi
Franco Fabrizi was an Italian actor.Son of a barber and a cinema cashier, he was a soap opera photo actor, for example, the fotoromanzo Arizona Kid, in the newspaper Avventuroso Film...
. Berlanga won the OCIC Award at the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
.