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El Lazarillo de Tormes
Directed by César Fernández Ardavín
Written byCésar Fernández Ardavín
Produced byCésar Fernández Ardavín
Starring Marco Paoletti
CinematographyManuel Berenguer
Edited by Magdalena Pulido
Release dates
16 November 1959 (Spain)
4 April 1963 (USA (NYC only))
Running time
114 minutes
CountriesSpain
Italy
LanguageSpanish

El Lazarillo de Tormes is a 1959 Spanish- Italian film directed by César Fernández Ardavín. An adaptation of the anonymous sixteenth century novel Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), it tells the story of Lazarillo, a poor boy who has to live by his wits after being sold to a series of cruel masters.

Plot

The film focuses on the childhood of Lazarillo (Marco Paoletti), a young man from a very humble family who is entrusted by his mother to a blind man (Carlos Casaravilla) to serve as his apprentice.

Cast

Awards

Won

See also

References

  1. ^ "Berlinale: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-01-15.

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