The Seven Madmen
1973 film
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The Seven Madmen (Spanish: Los siete locos, also known as The Revolution of the Seven Madmen) is a 1973 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Alfredo Alcón, Norma Aleandro and Héctor Alterio. It was based on the novels Los siete locos (The Seven Madmen) and Los lanzallamas (The Flamethowers), by Roberto Arlt. The film was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Award.[1]
Directed byLeopoldo Torre Nilsson
Screenplay byMirta Arlt
Beatriz Guido
Luis Pico Estrada
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Beatriz Guido
Luis Pico Estrada
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Based on
Produced byLeopoldo Torre Nilsson
| The Seven Madmen | |
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| Directed by | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson |
| Screenplay by | Mirta Arlt Beatriz Guido Luis Pico Estrada Leopoldo Torre Nilsson |
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| Produced by | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson |
| Starring | Alfredo Alcón Norma Aleandro Héctor Alterio Thelma Biral Sergio Renán Osvaldo Terranova |
| Cinematography | Aníbal Di Salvo |
| Edited by | Armando Blanco Antonio Ripoll |
| Music by | Mariano Etkin Osvaldo Requena |
Production company | Producciones Cinematográficas Litoral S.A.C.I.F.I. |
| Distributed by | Contracuadro |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Cast
- Alfredo Alcón as Remo Erdosain
- Norma Aleandro as Hipólita, Ergueta's wife
- Héctor Alterio as Gregorio Barsut
- Thelma Biral as Elsa, Erdosain's wife
- Sergio Renán as Haffner, "El Rufián Melancólico"
- José Slavin as "El Astrólogo"
- Osvaldo Terranova as Ángel Ergueta
- Leonor Manso as "La bizca"
- Lilian Riera as Mother of "La bizca"
- Luis Politti as Bromberg, "El hombre que vio a la partera"
- Noemí Granata
- Oscar Pedemonti
- Saul Jarlip
- Jorge Povarché
- Mario Nervi
- Laura Conte
