The Crime of Cuenca (1981)
El crimen de Cuenca
Osa de la Vega, Cuenca, Spain, 1913. Gregorio and León, employees on the estate of the village's mayor, a powerful landowner, are arrested and accused of the murder of José María el Cepa, a shepherd who mysteriously disappeared three years earlier.
- Date of release
- 1981-08-17
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (38)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Pilar Miró
Casting
- Amparo Soler Leal — Varona
- Héctor Alterio — Isasa
- Daniel Dicenta — Gregorio
- José Manuel Cervino — León
- Mary Carrillo — Juana
- Francisco Casares — Taboada
- Eduardo Calvo — Landowner
- José Vivó — Don Rufo
- Félix Rotaeta — Secretary
- Guillermo Montesinos — José María el Cepa
- Pedro del Río — Álvarez-Neyra
- Mercedes Sampietro — Alejandra
Interesting facts
The Crime of Cuenca is a 1980 Spanish drama film directed by Pilar Miró and based on an instance of miscarriage of justice, the crime of Cuenca, which took place in the early 20th century in the province of Cuenca. El crimen de Cuenca is the title of a book published at the same time by the author of the movie script, (Lola) Salvador Maldonado, in which she recounts the same facts.
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