Reborn (1981 film)

Reborn
Directed by	Bigas Luna
Screenplay by	Bigas Luna Robert Dunn
Starring	Dennis Hopper Michael Moriarty Antonella Murgia  [ it ] Francisco Rabal
Cinematography	Juan Ruiz Anchía
Edited by	Anastasi Rinos
Music by	Scott Harper
Release date	1981 (1981)

Reborn (Spanish : Renacer) is a 1981 Spanish thriller film co-written and directed by Bigas Luna. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The first English-language production of Luna, it was shot between Houston, Galveston, Los Angeles and Barcelona. ^[4] It premiered out of competition at the 38th edition of the Venice Film Festival. ^[5]

Cast

• Dennis Hopper as Rev. Tom Hartley
• Michael Moriarty as Mark
• Antonella Murgia as Maria
• Francisco Rabal as Giacomo
• Kit Massengill as Reed
• Charles Bacarisse as Charles
• Fernando Rubio as Maria's Father
• Robert Dunn as Shilo
• Leslie Cox as Secretary
• Xabier Elorriaga as Announcer

References

1. Besa, Peter (21 October 1981). "Reborn [Review]". Variety , 26.
2. Pisano, Isabel (2001). "El descubrimiento de América: Renacer (Reborn) 1980". Bigas Luna: sombras de Bigas, luces de Luna. Sociedad General de Autores y Editores. pp. 121–144. ISBN   978-84-8048-418-3.
3. Torres, Maruja (17 June 1983). "Bigas Luna estrena en España la película 'Reborn', un "panfleto en favor de la existencia de Dios"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2025.
4. Bergeron, Michael (4 October 2018). "Remember when Dennis Hopper was 'Reborn' in Houston?". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 28 May 2025.
5. "A Venezia tanti italiani a caccia di Leoni". Corriere della Sera . 5 August 1981. p. 13.

External links

• Reborn at IMDb