Cinco fueron escogidos
Cinco fueron escogidos (English: Five Were Chosen) is a 1943 Mexican war film directed by Herbert Kline.[1][2][3] It was based on a story by Budd Schulberg,[1][4] and written by Rafael M. Muñoz and Xavier Villaurrutia.
| Cinco fueron escogidos | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Herbert Kline |
| Written by | Rafael M. Muñoz Xavier Villaurrutia |
| Story by | Budd Schulberg |
| Starring | Antonio Bravo Fernando Cortés María Douglas Edmundo Espino Conchita Gentil Arcos María Gentil Arcos María Elena Marqués Ricardo Montalbán Joaquín Pardavé Andrés Soler Julio Villarreal |
| Music by | Raúl Lavista |
| Cinematography | Jack Draper |
Release date | 8 July 1943 |
Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
The film is set in Yugoslavia occupied by the Wehrmacht. In a small town, a Nazi official is killed, whereupon the occupiers carry out retaliatory measures. Five of the residents of the village are sentenced to death. They represent the different groups of the city: One of them is an aristocrat, one is the mayor, one is one of the city's policemen, one a barber and one an employee. In addition to these five, a homeless man is also to be executed. Their families and neighbors try to obtain the annulment of death sentences.
Cast
- Antonio Bravo
- Fernando Cortés as Babich, the barber
- María Douglas as Mrs. Stojak
- Edmundo Espino as Neighbor
- Conchita Gentil Arcos as Marfa
- María Gentil Arcos as Mrs. Eugenia Dubrovko
- Ana María Hernández as Yugoslav village girl
- Rafael Icardo as Constable
- María Elena Marqués as Ana
- Ricardo Montalbán as Stefan
- José Morcillo as Mr. Aramich
- Joaquín Pardavé as Glinko
- José Ignacio Rocha as Train passenger
- Humberto Rodríguez as Priest
- Ángel T. Sala as Iván Banka
- Andrés Soler as Stojak
- Jorge Treviño as Yanko
- Julio Villarreal as Mr. Anton Dubrovko
Production
There are reports that Cinco fueron escogidos was simultaneously shot alongside an English-language version. In this version appeared, among others, Art Smith, Victor Kilian, Howard Da Silva, Ricardo Montalbán (who also appeared in the original Spanish-language version) and Leonid Kinskey.[4][5] However, there is no information as to whether this version has ever been released.[5] Cinco fueron escogidos was produced by Alpha Films. It had its premiere in Mexico on 8 July 1943.
References
- García Riera, p. 33.
- Hernández-Girbal, p. 189.
- Richard, p. 543.
- Beck, p. 152.
- Wilt, p. 57.
Bibliography
- García Riera, Emilio (1987). México visto por el cine extranjero. Volume 3. Ediciones Era.
- Hernández-Girbal, F. (1992). Los que pasaron por Hollywood. BPR Publishers.
- Richard, Alfred Charles (1993). Censorship and Hollywood's Hispanic image: an interpretive filmography, 1936–1955. Greenwood Press.
- Beck, Nicholas (2001). Budd Schulberg: A Bio-bibliography. Scarecrow Press.
- Wilt, David E. (2004). The Mexican Filmography. 1916 through 2001. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. Inc.