Sandino (1990)

Name: Sandino
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1990-01-01
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Joaquim de Almeida, Dean Stockwell, Ángela Molina, Victoria Abril

Sandino (1990), directed by Miguel Littín, starring Kris Kristofferson and Joaquim de Almeida.

01/01/1990 BR Drama, History and War 2h 15m

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Synopsis

Narrative of a period of life (1926 - 1934) of the Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Sandino, who was known as "The general of free men."

Miguel LittínDirector, Screenplay
Diego de la TexeraWriter
Giovanna KochScreenplay
John BrileyScreenplay

About the film

Sandino is a 1990 Spanish-Nicaraguan biographical film about Nicaraguan revolutionary Augusto César Sandino, directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín and produced by Spanish Televisión Española and Nicaraguan state producer Umamzor. It was released first in cinemas as a two-hour- long film. Later it was broadcast on television as a miniseries of three 55-minute episodes.

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Plot

The film depicts the life of Augusto César Sandino (1895–1934), the leader of the Nicaraguan resistance against the US occupation army between 1927 and 1933, as well as the National Guard that was organized against him after the Marines' defeat.

The movie features several real-life characters, including Calvin Coolidge (President of the United States), Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza, Salvadoran revolutionary Farabundo Martí, the country's President Juan Bautista Sacasa, Colonel Logan Feland and Captain Gilbert D. Hatfield of the Navy, as well as Blanca Aráuz Pineda, Sandino's wife and a telegraph operator from the town of San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega. Young workers who fought alongside Sandino, such as generals Francisco Estrada, José Gregorio Colindres, and Pedro Altamirano Pedrón, as well as Teresa Villatoro, Sandino's mountain wife, also make appearances.

Cast

Joaquim de Almeida as Augusto César Sandino

Kris Kristofferson as Tom Holte

Dean Stockwell as Captain Hatfield

Ángela Molina as Teresa Villatoro

Victoria Abril as Blanca Arauz

Omero Antonutti as Don Gregorio Sandino

Blanca Guerra as Rossana

Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Farabundo Martí

José Alonso as Anastasio Somoza García

Fernando Balzaretti as Estrada

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External links

Sandino at IMDb

Text from Sandino (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandino_(film)

Trivia

It premiered on January 1, 1990, a Monday.
It runs 2h15 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosGranada Television, ICAIC, Miguel Littin P.C., Umanzor Beta Films, Reteitalia, Miguel Littin P.C., TVE
CountriesChile, Cuba, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, United Kingdom
LanguagesSpanish
StatusReleased