“The film Franco tried to destroy — his own Spanish Civil War epic!”
The troubled story of the Churruca family, a noble lineage of brave seamen, descendants of Cosme Damián Churruca, the Spanish hero of the Battle of Trafalgar; from the Spanish-American War (1898) to the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). (In 1950, a new cut of the film was released with less ideological depth and ten minutes shorter.)
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Alfredo Mayo
José Churruca
Known for
The Hunt
Peppermint Frappé
Ana Mariscal
Marisol Mendoza
Also in
Segundo López, Urban Adventurer
The Violet Seller
José Nieto
Pedro Churruca
Known for
The Miracle of Marcelino
Red Sun
Blanca de Silos
Isabel Churruca
Also in
La casa de la lluvia
Sábado en la playa
Rosina Mendía
Isabel Acuña de Churruca
Also in
Raza, el espíritu de Franco
The Dancer and the Worker
Pilar Soler
Spy
Also in
Red Fish
Follow the Legion!
Julio Rey de las Heras
Pedro Churruca's Father
Also in
The Cursed Village
La princesa de los Ursinos
Luis Arroyo
Jaime Churruca
Also in
The Devil Plays the Flute
Il matrimonio segreto
Raúl Cancio
Luis Echevarría
Also in
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
Crimen para recién casados
Manuel Arbó
Mr. Echevarría
Known for
Drácula
Death of a Cyclist
Mercedes Llofríu
Young Isabel Churruca
Also in
El camino del amor
Las últimas horas
Eduardo González
Child
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia Director · Antonio Román Screenplay Francisco Franco Author
Director Screenplay
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
Screenplay
Antonio Román
Author
Francisco Franco
Composer
Manuel Parada
Cinematographer
José F. Aguayo
Editor
Eduardo García Maroto
Editor
Bienvenida Sanz
Production designer
Sigfrido Burman
Production designer
Luis M. Feduchi
Costume designer
Manuel Comba
First release January 5, 1942 · Produced in Spain · Production Cancilleria del Consejo de la Hispanidad
Production
CEA
Production
Cancilleria del Consejo de la Hispanidad
Production
Spain
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Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · January 5, 1942
Premiere · Madrid
Spain · January 30, 1942
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
April 21, 1942 · Premiere
Portugal
November 10, 1942 · Theatrical
Spain
January 14, 1942 · Premiere · Barcelona
July 3, 1950 · Theatrical · New film editing (92 min.)
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