A list of films produced in Spain in 1955 (see 1955 in film).
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1955 | ||||||
Death of a Cyclist | Juan Antonio Bardem | Lucia Bosé, Alberto Closas, Manuel Alexandre | Drama | Cannes Award. Spanish Neorealism | ||
It Happened in Seville | José Gutiérrez Maesso | Juanita Reina, Rubén Rojo, Alfredo Mayo | Musical | |||
Marta | Francisco Elías | Mario Cabré, Elisa Montés, Ernesto Vilches | Drama | |||
The Miracle of Marcelino | Ladislao Vajda | Pablito Calvo | Christian | Won awards at Cannes and Berlin | ||
Radio Stories | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | Francisco Rabal, José Isbert, Alberto Romea | Comedy | Film with three episodes. Spanish Neorealism | ||
The Red Fish | José Antonio Nieves Conde | Arturo de Córdova, Emma Penella, Félix Dafauce | Film Noir | |||
Sighs of Triana | Ramón Torrado | Paquita Rico, Antonio Riquelme, Juan Calvo | Musical | |||
Sin la sonrisa de Dios | Julio Salvador | Conrado San Martín, Julia Caba Alba | [1] | |||
Tangier Assignment | César Fernández Ardavín | Fernando Rey, Bob Simmons, Gustavo Re | Crime | Co-production with UK | ||
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The Golden Shell is the highest prize given to a competing film at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. It was introduced in 1957. In 1953 and 1954, the highest prize had been called the Gran Premio. In 1955 and 1956 it was replaced by the Silver Shell. Six directors have won the Golden Shell twice: American director Francis Ford Coppola, Spanish director Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, Mexican director Arturo Ripstein, Spanish director Imanol Uribe, Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi, and Spanish director Isaki Lacuesta.
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Events in the year 1955 in Spain.
Gloria Evangelina Elizondo López-Llera was a Mexican actress and singer from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She starred in movies, television and theater. She was an accomplished artist having studied at the National School of Painting and had a degree in theology. She wrote two books and recorded numerous albums. In 2014, she received a Premios Arlequín for her contributions to Mexican culture.
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