Based on the novel Francisco by Anselmo Suárez y Romero, "The Other Francisco" is a socio-economic analysis of slavery and class struggle through the retelling of the original novel. The film contrasts the romantic conceptions of plantation life found in Suárez Romero's novel with a realistic expose of the actual historical conditions of slavery throughout the Americas. It offers a critical analysis of the novel, showing how the author's social background led to his use of particular dramatic structures to convey his liberal, humanitarian viewpoint.
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Cast
24 people
Margarita Balboa
Miguel Benavides
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Julio García Espinosa
Santiago Llapur
Nelson Rodríguez
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Armando Bianchi
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Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
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Anselmo Suárez y Romero
Sergio Giral Director · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Writer Julio García Espinosa Writer
United States release June 30, 1977 · Produced in Cuba · Original title El otro Francisco
Production
ICAIC
Production
Cuba
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Languages
Original title
El otro Francisco
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Cuba · January 1, 1974
United States · June 30, 1977
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Colombia
January 1, 1976 · Cartagena International Film Festival
Italy
August 25, 1979 · RAI - Rete2
Jamaica
January 1, 1975 · Festival de Cine de Jamaica
Portugal
November 15, 1975 · Premiere · Festival de Cine Agrícola y de Temática Rural
Russia
July 1, 1975 · Moscow Film Festival
Russia
July 10, 1975 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival (exact date unknown)
August 1, 1977 · Theatrical
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