Prisoners of the Land

Prisoners of the Land (1939)

Prisioneros de la tierra

Argentina, 1915. Accompanied by a doctor and his beautiful daughter, Köhner, a ruthless foreman who rules a yerba mate plantation with an iron fist, arrives in the city of Posadas with the purpose of hiring workers.

Date of release
1939-08-17
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Drama
Director
Mario Soffici

Casting

Interesting facts

Prisoners of the Earth, also known as Prisoners of the Land, is a 1939 Argentine drama film directed by Mario Soffici, one of the most celebrated films of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. The film premiered in Buenos Aires. The film is often cited as one of the greatest in the history of Argentine cinema, and established Soffici as a "social" filmmaker. It was awarded by the Municipality of Buenos Aires as the best film of the year, and the Silver Condor Award instituted by the Argentine Association of Film Critics.

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