The Rocket from Calabuch
1956 Spain-Italy film
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Calabuch (US title: The Rocket From Calabuch) is a 1956 comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga.
Florentino Soria
Luis García Berlanga
Ennio Flaiano
| Calabuch | |
|---|---|
 Spanish film poster | |
| Directed by | Luis García Berlanga |
| Written by | Leonardo Martín Florentino Soria Luis García Berlanga Ennio Flaiano |
| Starring | Edmund Gwenn Valentina Cortese Franco Fabrizi José Isbert Manuel Alexandre |
| Cinematography | Francisco Sempere |
| Edited by | Pepita Orduna |
| Music by | Guido Guerrini |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Spain-Italy |
| Language | Spanish |
Synopsis
Calabuch is a little village in the coast of Spain. There arrives Dr. George Hamilton (Edmund Gwenn), a scientist expert in rockets who is tired of his job.
Hamilton decides to help people of Calabuch in a fireworks competition. He wins and his photo appears in the local newspaper and then NASA and the army find him.[1]
Production background
This Spanish-Italian co-production was filmed in Peniscola, Castellón, and features an international cast led by British-American actor Edmund Gwenn in his last film role,[2] and Italians Valentina Cortese and Franco Fabrizi. Berlanga won the OCIC Award at the Venice Film Festival.[3]
