L'espoir
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L'espoir is a 1945 Spanish
black and white war film
, directed by Boris Peskine and André Malraux
, who wrote the novel L'Espoir
for the film. The director won the 1945 Prix Louis Delluc award.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
black and white war film
War film
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
, directed by Boris Peskine and André Malraux
André Malraux
André Malraux DSO was a French adventurer, award-winning author, and statesman. Having traveled extensively in Indochina and China, Malraux was noted especially for his novel entitled La Condition Humaine , which won the Prix Goncourt...
, who wrote the novel L'Espoir
Man's Hope
Man's Hope is a 1937 novel by André Malraux about the Spanish Civil War. It was translated to English and published during 1938 as "Man's Hope". The story was later adapted as a movie, L'espoir , produced by Edouard Corniglion-Molinier....
for the film. The director won the 1945 Prix Louis Delluc award.
Cast
- Andrés Mejuto ... Captain Munoz
- Nicolás Rodríguez ... Pilot Marquez
- José Sempere ... Commander Pena
- Julio Peña ... Anttignies
- Pedro Codina ... Schreiner
- José María Lado ... Peasant