Prisioneros de la tierra
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Prisioneros de la tierra is a 1939 Argentine
drama film
directed by Mario Soffici
. The film premiered in Buenos Aires
. The film is often cited as one of the greatest in the history of Argentine cinema, and established Soffici as a "social" filmmaker. It was awarded by the Municipality of Buenos Aires as the best film of the year.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Mario Soffici
Mario Soffici
Mario Soffici was an Italian born Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter of the classic era.A native of Florence, Soffici moved the Argentina in the 1920s and began acting in 1931 and directing in 1935 on the film El Alma de Bandoneón, working with popular actors of the period such as...
. The film premiered in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. The film is often cited as one of the greatest in the history of Argentine cinema, and established Soffici as a "social" filmmaker. It was awarded by the Municipality of Buenos Aires as the best film of the year.
Cast
- Homero Cárpena
- Raúl De Lange
- Roberto Fugazot
- Elisa GalvéElisa GalvéElisa Christian Galvé was an Argentine actress. She was best known for her roles in films in 1940s and 1950s during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema....
- Ángel MagañaÁngel MagañaÁngel Magaña was an Argentine film actor who appeared in some of Argentina's notable films of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.He was married to Nuri Montsé-Filmography:#Hotel de señoritas...
- Pepito Petray
- Francisco PetroneFrancisco PetroneFrancisco Petrone was an Argentine film actor.He is best known for his roles in the 1940s in the classic film La Guerra Gaucha and Todo un hombre for which he won the Silver Condor award for Best Actor....
- Félix Tortorelli
- Manuel Villoldo