The City and the Dogs
1985 film
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The City and the Dogs (Spanish: La ciudad y los perros) is a 1985 Peruvian drama film directed by Francisco José Lombardi.[1] It is based on The Time of the Hero, a 1963 novel by Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, which tells the story of a group of young military cadets at the Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima.
Directed byFrancisco José Lombardi
Screenplay byJosé Watanabe
Based on
Produced byFrancisco José Lombardi
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| Directed by | Francisco José Lombardi |
| Screenplay by | José Watanabe |
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| Produced by | Francisco José Lombardi |
| Starring | Pablo Serra Gustavo Bueno Luis Álvarez Juan Manuel Ochoa Eduardo Adrianzén Liliana Navarro Alberto Isola |
| Cinematography | Pili Flores Guerra |
| Edited by | Gianfranco Annichini Augusto Tamayo San Román |
| Music by | Enrique Iturriaga |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | Peru |
| Language | Spanish |
The film was selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
Cast
- Alberto Ísola as Mayor Garrido
- Gustavo Bueno as Lt. Gamboa (Teniente Gamboa)
- Luis Álvarez as The Coronel (El Coronel)
- Juan Manuel Ochoa as The Jaguar (El Jaguar)
- Eduardo Adrianzén as The Slave (El Esclavo)
- Liliana Navarro as Teresa
- Miguel Iza as Arrospide
- Pablo Serra as The Poet (El Poeta)
- Jorge Rodríguez Paz as The General (El General)
