''Asalto a la ciudad'' (

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: ''Assault on the City'') is a

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

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crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed and written by

Carlos Cores Carlos Cores (April 19, 1923 – February 8, 2000) was an Argentine film actor, and film director. Cores entered films in 1939 and starred in over 60 films between then and his retirement in the early 1980s. In 1968 he directed, acted and wrot ...

who also starred with Santiago Gómez Cou and

Olga Zubarry Olga Zubarry (30 October 1929 – 15 December 2012) was a classic Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1943 and 1997. She made over 60 appearances in film, spanning 6 decades of Argentine cinema, but is best known for her work during t ...

. The film premiered on 3 March 1968 in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

. The film is based upon a crime novel.

Cast

* Agustín Barrios * Guillermo Battaglia * Osvaldo Brandi .... Empleado de inmobiliaria * Pedro Buchardo * José Comellas *

.... Antonio * Silvia del Río .... Singer *

Thelma del Río Thelma Alicia Parapar (8 March 1926 – 23 September 1998), known by her stage name Thelma del Río, was an Argentine film, stage and television actress, as well as a vedette. Thelma Alicia Parapar was born in Buenos Aires. She worked as in t ...

* Roberto Germán * Santiago Gómez Cou...as himself * Saul Jarlip * Elizabeth Killian .... Antonio's Wife * Aída Luz .... Julian's Mother * Sergio Malbrán * Susana Mayo * Juan José Miguez .... Rodolfo * Inés Murray * Juan Carlos Palma * Nathán Pinzón *

Ignacio Quirós José Ignacio Rodriguez Meléndez (1931 in Vigo, Spain – December 12, 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentine actor. He died on December 12, 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from cancer Selected filmography *1959 - '' I Was Born ...

.... Julian * Sergio Renán .... Ernesto * Raúl Ricutti .... Pasajero en colectivo * Joe Rígoli * Semillita .... Pasajero en colectivo * Luis Tasca .... Nicolas *

.... Nicolas's Wife

External links

* 1968 films 1960s Spanish-language films 1968 crime films Argentine black-and-white films Argentine crime films 1960s Argentine films {{1960s-crime-film-stub