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The Nail
Spanish film poster
Directed by	Rafael Gil
Written by	Rafael Gil Eduardo Marquina
Produced by	Alfredo Matas
Starring	Amparo Rivelles Rafael Durán Juan Espantaleón Milagros Leal Joaquín Roa Irene Caba Alba José Franco
Cinematography	Alfredo Fraile
Edited by	Juan Serra
Music by	José Quintero
Distributed by	CIFESA
Release dates	5 October 1944 (1944-10-05) (Spain) 30 June 1949 (1949-06-30) (U.S.)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The Nail ( Spanish: El Clavo) is a 1944 Spanish romance drama film directed by Rafael Gil. It is based on the novel of the same title by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón.

Plot

Castile, 19th Century. Judge Joaquín Zarco (Rafael Durán) travel in a stagecoach with a beautiful woman, Blanca (Amparo Rivelles). It is Carnavile. They fall in love but she disappears...

Crew

Future filmmaker José Antonio Nieves Conde was the director's assistant.

Reception

The movie was a great success upon its release. In 1944, it won second place in the Best Film category of the 'National Syndicate of Spectacle'.^{[ citation needed]}

External links

• The Nail at IMDb

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