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Alto Paraná (film)
''Alto Paraná'' is a 1958 Argentina, Argentinian drama film directed and written by Catrano Catrani. The film is based on the novel by Velmiro Ayala Gauna, “Los casos de Don Frutos Gómez”. It was released on September 18, 1958, and rated PG 14. The film starred George Hilton (actor), George Hilton, Ariel Absalón, María Aurelia Bisutti, Carlos Gómez (Argentine actor), Carlos Gómez and Iris Portillo Alto Paraná Department is a Department (country subdivision), department of Paraguay. References External links * 1958 films Argentine drama films Films set in Paraguay Films based on Argentine novels Films directed by Catrano Catrani 1950s Argentine films {{1950s-Argentina-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catrano Catrani
Catrano M. Catrani (October 31, 1910 — December 19, 1974) was an Italian-Argentine film director and producer. Catrani was born in 1910 in Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy. He studied film at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. He emigrated to Argentina in 1937 and settled in Buenos Aires, where he joined San Miguel Studios. He directed many short advertising films and documentaries, and in 1942 he completed his first major work, the comedy ''En el último piso'' with Zully Moreno as the lead. His first big success was ''Alto Paraná (film), Alto Paraná'', a ''costumbrista'' comedy screenwritten by novelist Velmiro Ayala Gauna, with Ubaldo Martínez in the lead role as Frutos Gómez, a sardonic and astute policeman. In 1963, he directed ''La fusilación'' or ''El último montonero'', co-written with Félix Luna and with music by Ariel Ramírez, about the bloody death of caudillo Ángel Vicente Peñaloza, which won the prize for best director at the San Sebasti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |