Afternoon of the Bulls
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Afternoon of the Bulls is a 1956 Spanish drama film
directed by Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival
. The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 29th Academy Awards
.
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 Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival
1956 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Maurice Lehmann *Arletty *Louise de Vilmorin *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Henri Jeanson *Domenico Meccoli *Otto Preminger *James Quinn *Roger Regent *María Romero...
. The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 29th Academy Awards
29th Academy Awards
During the 29th Academy Awards, the regular competitive category of Best Foreign Language Film was introduced, instead of only being recognized as a Special Achievement Award or as a Best Picture nominee . The first winner in this new category was Federico Fellini's La strada with Anthony Quinn and...
.
Selected cast
- Manuel ArbóManuel ArbóManuel Arbó was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in over 200 films between 1915 and 1970.-Selected filmography:* Dracula * The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself * Rumbo...
- Vecino de la actriz - Rafael BardemRafael BardemRafael Bardem Solé was a Spanish film actor whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s.Born in Barcelona, he was the grandfather of Javier Bardem and father of Juan Antonio Bardem and actress Pilar Bardem...
- Amigo 1º - Félix DafauceFélix DafauceFélix Dafauce was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1925 and 1987.He was born and died in Madrid, Spain.-Selected filmography:* Two Mafiamen in the Far West...
- Médico de la plaza - José IsbertJosé IsbertJosé Isbert , also known as Pepe Isbert , was a Spanish actor.-Biography:...
- Don Felipe - Manolo MoránManolo MoránManolo Morán was a Spanish film actor.-Selected filmography:* Verbena , by Edgar Neville.* Goyescas , by Benito Perojo.* La famosa Luz María , by Fernando Mignoni....
- Jiménez - Antonio Prieto - Enterado 1º
- Jesús TordesillasJesús TordesillasJesús Tordesillas was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 94 films between 1921 and 1973. He starred in the film Reckless which was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
- Luis Montes
See also
- List of submissions to the 29th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film