''Anchor Button'' (Spanish: ''Botón de ancla'') is a 1961 Spanish

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directed by

Miguel Lluch Miguel Lluch was a French-born Spanish art director, screenwriter and film director.Pitts p.217 He was married to Swedish actress, TV producer and author Maria Gustafsson (writer), Maria Gustafsson. Selected filmography * ''Forbidden Trade'' (195 ...

and starring

Manuel Gil Manuel Gil is a Spanish film and television actor.Cowie & Elley p.490 Selected filmography *''College Boarding House'' (1959) *'' Anchor Button'' (1961) *'' Ursus'' (1961) * ''The Robbers'' (1962) * '' Code Name: Jaguar'' (1965) * '' Great Friend ...

, Ramón Arcusa and Manuel de la Calva. It is a remake of the 1948 film of the same title about three naval academy cadets. The film was filmed at the Naval Military Academy in Marín (

Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the ''Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality whi ...

) and its surroundings.

Cast

as Guardamarina Carlos Corbián *

Ramón Arcusa Ramón or Ramon may refer to: People Given name *Ramon (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (singer), Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest * ...

as Guardamarina José Luis Salgado * Manuel de la Calva as Un guadamarina * María del Sol Arce as María Rosa *

Vicente Haro Vicente Haro Marón (1 November 1930 – 14 April 2010) was a Spanish film, TV and theater actor. He starred in films with Agustín González, Fernando Guillén, Jesús Puente, Juanjo Menéndez, Manuel Alexandre, José Bódalo, Juan Diego and ...

as Enrique * Armonía Montez * Miguel Gila as Trinquete *

Manuel Gas Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * M ...

as Oficial *

José María Caffarel José María Caffarel Fábregas (10 November 1919 – 6 November 1999) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1957 and 1998. He was born in Barcelona and died in Madrid, Spain. Selected filmography * ''The L ...

as Segundo Comandante * Manuel de Melero *

Luis Induni Luis Induni (5 March 1920, in Romano di Lombardia, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy – 31 December 1979, in Barcelona, Spain) was an Italian film actor of the 1950s 1960s and 1970s. He made his debut in the western film ''Billy the Kid'' (1962) along ...

as Padre de María *

Mari Ely Mari may refer to: Places *Mari, Paraíba, Brazil, a city * Mari, Cyprus, a village *Mari, Greece, a village, site of ancient town of Marius * Mari, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran * Mari, Punjab, a village and a union council in Pakistan ...

* Juanita Espín as Visitante Academia de Marina * Berta Carbonell as Visitante Academia de Marina *

Isabel Osca Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheva''), Arising in the 12th century, it became popul ...

* Isabel Ruiz * Josep Peñalver

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008.

External links

* 1961 romantic comedy films Spanish romantic comedy films 1961 films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by Miguel Lluch Remakes of Spanish films 1960s Spanish films {{1960s-Spain-film-stub