About the film
spanish civil war (1936-39) franco regime (francoism) cinema on cinema spanish history film production spanish second republic film censorship spanish cinema
La Antorcha de los Éxitos : Cifesa (1932-1961)
Release Date: October 05, 2022
| Year | : | 2022 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Documentary, History |
| Production Companies | : | TVE, Enrique Cerezo, Sateco Documentalia |
| Director | : | Francisco Rodríguez Fernández |
| Producers | : | Ana Peláez, Carlos Bernases, Lourdes Sánchez Serrano, Lourdes Sánchez Serrano, Andrés Sánchez Padilla |
| Writers | : | Francisco Rodríguez Fernández, Manuel Espín |
| RunTime | : | 94 mins. |
The amazing story of Cifesa, a mythical film production company founded in Valencia by the Casanova family that managed to dominate the box office during the turbulent times of the Second Spanish Republic, the carnage of the Civil War and the hardships of the long post-war period and Franco's dictatorship — and survive until the sixties, when Spain was timidly beginning to change.
Main Actors
Antonio Esquivias
Character : Self - Narrator (voice)
Emeterio Díez Puertas
Character : Self - Film Historian
Luis Casanova Iranzo
Character : Self - V. Casanova's Nephew
José Luis Castro de Paz
Character : Self - Film Scholar
Virginia Guarinos
Character : Self - Film Scholar
Jaime Hernández de la Torre
Character : Self - Painter
Alfonso Gil
Character : Self - Historian
Luis Fernández Gimeno
Character : Self - Fallero
Vicente Sánchez Biosca
Character : Self - Film Scholar
Fátima Gil Gascón
Character : Self - Scholar
Pablo León Aguinaga
Character : Self - Historian
Fernando Fernández de Córdoba
Character : Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)
Gonzalo Queipo de Llano
Character : Self - Spanish Military (archive footage)
Francisco Franco
Character : Self - Politician (archive footage)
Rafael Gil
Character : Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Carmen Polo
Character : Self - Franco's Wife (archive footage)
Cesáreo González
Character : Self - Film Producer (archive footage)
Luis Lucia
Character : Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Juan de Orduña
Character : Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Luis Carrero Blanco
Character : Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vicente Casanova
Character : Self - Film Producer (archive footage)
Sara Montiel
Character : Self - Actress (archive footage)
Manuel Fraga
Character : Self - Politician (archive footage)
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