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I Was a Parish Priest

Original title: La guerra de Dios
  • 1953
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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I Was a Parish Priest (1953)
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1930: Andrés, a young priest just out of the seminary, is intended to the imaginary village of Aldemoz, a poor mining parish. There will try by all means to end, through the Gospel, the just... Read all1930: Andrés, a young priest just out of the seminary, is intended to the imaginary village of Aldemoz, a poor mining parish. There will try by all means to end, through the Gospel, the justified anger of the miners, who live in a bloody misery and social injustice.1930: Andrés, a young priest just out of the seminary, is intended to the imaginary village of Aldemoz, a poor mining parish. There will try by all means to end, through the Gospel, the justified anger of the miners, who live in a bloody misery and social injustice.

  • Director
    • Rafael Gil
  • Writers
    • Vicente Escrivá
    • Ramón D. Faraldo
  • Stars
    • Claude Laydu
    • Francisco Rabal
    • José Marco Davó
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    95
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rafael Gil
    • Writers
      • Vicente Escrivá
      • Ramón D. Faraldo
    • Stars
      • Claude Laydu
      • Francisco Rabal
      • José Marco Davó
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Claude Laydu
    Claude Laydu
    • Padre Andrés Mendoza
    Francisco Rabal
    Francisco Rabal
    • Martín
    José Marco Davó
    José Marco Davó
    • Don César
    • (as José Davó)
    Fernando Sancho
    Fernando Sancho
    • Barrona
    Gérard Tichy
    Gérard Tichy
    • El Negro
    Alberto Romea
    Alberto Romea
    • Administrador
    Carmen Rodríguez
    • madre de Andrés
    Ricardo Calvo
    Ricardo Calvo
    • El obispo
    Julia Caba Alba
    Julia Caba Alba
    • Hermana de D. César
    Félix Dafauce
    Félix Dafauce
    • Secretario del obispo
    Milagros Leal
    Milagros Leal
    Mariano Azaña
    Mariano Azaña
    • Fermín - el cartero
    José Sepúlveda
    José Sepúlveda
    • Médico
    Manuel Kayser
    Manuel Kayser
    Arturo Marín
    Arturo Marín
    José Manuel Martín
    José Manuel Martín
      José Miguel Rupert
      Félix Briones
      • Director
        • Rafael Gil
      • Writers
        • Vicente Escrivá
        • Ramón D. Faraldo
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      10vivaloimposible

      A really great film

      This is one of the best European 50s films. An impeccable haughty accomplishment,superlative actors, superb recreation,light and ambient.One of the titles distinguished from one of the best Spanish directors of all the times. The movie reflects faithfully the life in small mining village. There a young faithful priest was coming to the original beginning of the Christianity and free of the prejudices of the catholic church. His love the neighbor and delivery to the social justice was shocking with the stubborn disillusion from that always the miners have suffered. The great director Rafael Gil( "the Spanish Frank Capra"), unjustly forgotten, competed with this film with the big ones of his epoch, Mizoguchi; Fellini, Kurosawa, Rosellini. Nominated to the golden lion and winner of the lion of bronze.

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      • Release date
        • 1961 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Spain
      • Language
        • Spanish
      • Also known as
        • La guerra de Dios
      • Production company
        • Aspa Producciones Cinematográficas
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 36m(96 min)
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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