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Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953)
Directed by Luis García Berlanga
Comedy · 1h 18m
A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its ruling townsmen begin preparations to impress the American visitors, in the hopes of benefiting under the Marshall Plan. Hoping to demonstrate the side of Spanish culture with which the visiting foreign officials would be more familiarized, the Castilian citizens don unfamiliar Andalusian costumes, hire a renowned flamenco performer, and re-decorate their town in Andalusian style, meantime waiting for their uncertain arrival.
Cast
José Isbert
Don Pablo, el alcalde
Manolo Morán
Manolo
Lolita Sevilla
Carmen Vargas
Alberto Romea
Don Luis, el caballero
Elvira Quintillá
Señorita Eloísa, la maestra
Luis Pérez de León
Don Cosme, el cura
Félix Fernández
Don Emiliano, el médico
Nicolás D. Perchicot
Boticario
Fernando Aguirre
Geronimo - el secretario
Emilio Santiago
Barbero (uncredited)
Joaquín Roa
Julían - el pregonero
José Franco
Delegado general
Crew
- Director
- Luis García Berlanga
- Screenplay
- Miguel Mihura, Luis García Berlanga, Juan Antonio Bardem
- Director of Photography
- Manuel Berenguer
- Original Music Composer
- Jesús García Leoz
- Editor
- Pepita Orduna
Details
- Original title
- ¡Bienvenido, Mister Marshall!
- Release date
- 1953-04-04
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- Spanish, English
- Countries
- Spain
- Production
- Unión Industrial Cinematográfica