Yanco
7.3
The engaging and sentimental tale begins when the little boy (Ricardo Ancona) starts manifesting a greater and greater talent at music and at the same time, a supersensitivity to sounds. His overly astute hearing drives him into the woods and away from the cacophony of the town's hustle and bustle. Once in the woods, he meets a kindly old hermit who teaches him how to play the violin he made. After the old man dies, the violin ends up at a pawn shop, and each night the boy sneaks in to play it in secret. It is this haunting, nightly music that sets the town on edge -- people think an evil spirit is on the loose.
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Servando González Director · Mohy Quandour Director Jesús Marín Screenplay
United States release June 17, 1964 · Produced in Mexico
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Producciones Yanco
Production
Mexico
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Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · November 1, 1961
Theatrical
United States · June 17, 1964
Argentina
March 27, 1962 · Mar del Plata Film Festival
Austria
July 5, 1966 · TV premiere
Finland
February 23, 1964 · TV premiere
Germany
March 10, 1967
Japan
July 6, 1968
Russia
January 18, 1965 · Theatrical
Spain
October 10, 1967 · Semana del Cine Mejicano
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