The Recourse to the Method

1978 film

  • 5 May 1978 (1978-05-05)
Running time
164 minutesCountriesMexico
CubaLanguageSpanish

The Recourse to the Method (Spanish: El recurso del método) is a Mexican-Cuban drama film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same name written by Alejo Carpentier. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was also selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Cast

  • Nelson Villagra - El Primer Magistrado
  • Ernesto Gómez Cruz - Cholo
  • Salvador Sánchez - Peralta
  • Reynaldo Miravalles - Oberst Hoffmann
  • Raúl Pomares - General Galván
  • Katy Jurado - La Mayorala
  • Alain Cuny - El Académico
  • Gabriel Retes - El Estudiante
  • María Adelina Vera - La Hija del Presidente
  • Roger Cudney - Army captain
  • Didier Flamand
  • Denis Perrot
  • Monique Perrot
  • Jacques Rispal

See also

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Recourse to the Method". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

External links

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