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A list of films produced in Spain in 1957 (see 1957 in film).
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A list of films produced in Spain in 1957 (see 1957 in film).
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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| 1957 | ||||||
| Amanecer en Puerta Oscura | José María Forqué | Francisco Rabal, Luis Peña | Outlaw | It's about Spanish Bandoleros - Silver Bear at Berlin | ||
| Distrito quinto | Julio Coll | Alberto Closas, José María Caffarel | Crime | |||
| El último cuplé | Juan de Orduña | Sara Montiel, Alfredo Mayo | Musical / Drama | |||
| El inquilino | José Antonio Nieves Conde | Fernando Fernán Gómez, María Rosa Salgado, Manuel Alexandre | Drama | Forbidden, cut and edited by censorship. | ||
| Faustina | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | María Félix, Fernando Fernán Gómez | Comedy | Entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival | ||
| La cenicienta y Ernesto | Pedro Luis Ramirez | Antonella Lualdi, Antonio Garisa | Comedy | [1] | ||
| Los amantes del desierto | Goffredo Alessandrini Fernando Cerchio León Klimovsky | Carmen Sevilla, Ricardo Montalbán | Adventure | Italian/Spanish co-production | ||
| Los jueves, milagro | Luis García Berlanga | Richard Basehart, José Isbert, Manuel Alexandre | Dark comedy | Cut by Spanish censorship; restored by Filmoteca Española | ||
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade.
La Mancha is a natural and historical region in the Spanish provinces of Albacete, Cuenca, Ciudad Real and Toledo. It is a fertile plateau that stretches from the mountains of Toledo to the western spurs of the Cuenca hills, bordered to the south by the Sierra Morena and to the north by the Alcarria. The La Mancha historical comarca constitutes the southern portion of Castilla-La Mancha autonomous community and makes up most of the present-day administrative region.
Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr., known as Lex Barker, was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Tarzan for RKO Pictures between 1949 and 1953, and portraying leading characters from Karl May's novels, notably as Old Shatterhand in a film series by the West German studio Rialto Film. At the height of his fame, he was one of the most popular actors in German-speaking cinema, and received Bambi Award and Bravo Otto nominations for the honor.
María Antonia Abad FernándezMML, known professionally as Sara Montiel, also Sarita Montiel, was a Spanish actress and singer. She began her career in the 1940s and became the most internationally popular and highest paid star of Spanish cinema in the 1960s. She appeared in nearly fifty films and recorded around 500 songs in five different languages.
"Jailhouse Rock" is a rock and roll song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley for the film of the same name. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. RCA Victor released the song on a 45 rpm single on September 24, 1957, as the first single from the film's soundtrack EP. It reached the top of the charts in the U.S. and the top 10 in several other countries. The song has been recognized by the Grammy Hall of Fame, the American Film Institute, and others.
Fernando Casado Arambillet, best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, international actor best known for his roles in the films of surrealist director Luis Buñuel and as the drug lord Alain Charnier in The French Connection (1971) and French Connection II (1975), he appeared in more than 150 films over half a century.
The art of motion-picture making within Spain or by Spanish filmmakers abroad is collectively known as Spanish Cinema.
The Pride and the Passion is a 1957 American Napoleonic-era war film in Technicolor and VistaVision from United Artists, produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren. The film co-stars Theodore Bikel and Jay Novello.
Lona Fay Spain was an American actress in motion pictures and television.
The San Sebastián International Film Festival is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in the Basque Country.
The Sun Also Rises is a 1957 American drama film adaptation of the 1926 Ernest Hemingway novel of the same name directed by Henry King. The screenplay was written by Peter Viertel and it starred Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, and Errol Flynn. Much of it was filmed on location in France and Spain as well as Mexico in Cinemascope and color by Deluxe. A highlight of the film is the famous "running of the bulls" in Pamplona, Spain and two bullfights.
Pedro Rodolfo Dellacha was an Argentine football defender and coach. He was the captain of the Argentina national team that won the 1957 Copa América and earned the nickname "Don Pedro del Area". As a manager, he won the Copa Libertadores twice and league championships in four countries.
The 7th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1957.
Events in the year 1957 in Spain.
Eduard Admetlla i Lázaro was a Spanish scuba diving pioneer, underwater cameraman and photographer, designer of underwater camera housings, designer of a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba), tester of scuba diving gear for the Nemrod trade mark, writer, director of TV series, explorer and broadcaster.
The Violet Seller, better known under its Spanish title La Violetera, is a 1958 Spanish–Italian historical jukebox musical film produced by Benito Perojo, directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Sara Montiel, Raf Vallone, Frank Villard, Tomás Blanco and Ana Mariscal.
The Last Torch Song, better known under its Spanish title El último cuplé, is a 1957 Spanish jukebox musical film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Sara Montiel, Armando Calvo and Enrique Vera.
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