''Flight 971'' (Spanish: ''Vuelo 971'') is a 1953 Spanish
drama film
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directed by
Rafael J. Salvia and starring
José Nieto,
Germán Cobos
Germán Sánchez Hernández-Cobos (7 July 1927 – 12 January 2015) was a prolific Spanish actor in a variety of European films. He was married to Visitación Peralta.
He was born on 7 July 1927 in Sevilla. He was known for playing Arturo Torres ...
and
Antonio Casas
Antonio Casas (11 November 1911 – 14 February 1982) was a Spanish footballer turned film actor who appeared in film between 1941 and his death in 1982.
Casas originally began as a footballer for Atlético Madrid, but entered film in 1941 and ...
.
[Bentley p.122]
The film's sets were designed by
Antonio Simont. Some scenes were shot at Madrid's
Barajas Airport
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*Barajas (Madrid), the district of Madrid in which the airport lies
** Barajas (Madrid Metro), station along Line 8 of the Madrid Metro
**Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, principal airport of Madrid, Spain
* Barajas ( ...
.
Cast
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José Nieto as Comandante Pedro Zubiri
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Germán Cobos
Germán Sánchez Hernández-Cobos (7 July 1927 – 12 January 2015) was a prolific Spanish actor in a variety of European films. He was married to Visitación Peralta.
He was born on 7 July 1927 in Sevilla. He was known for playing Arturo Torres ...
as Primer oficial
*
Antonio Casas
Antonio Casas (11 November 1911 – 14 February 1982) was a Spanish footballer turned film actor who appeared in film between 1941 and his death in 1982.
Casas originally began as a footballer for Atlético Madrid, but entered film in 1941 and ...
as Giner
* Santiago Rivero as Radiooperador
*
Raúl Cancio
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as Primer sobrecargo
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Antonio Ferrandis
Antonio Ferrandis Monrabal (28 February 1921 – 16 October 2000) was a Spanish actor, remembered especially for the role of ''Chanquete'' in the Spanish television series ''Verano azul''.
Biography
Born on 28 February 1921 in Paterna, provi ...
as Segundo sobrecargo
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Julia Martínez
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as Matilde
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Joan Capri as Camarero
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Enrique Diosdado
Enrique Diosdado (May 6, 1910 – December 1, 1983) was a Spanish actor. He is sometimes credited as Enrique Alvarez Diosdado. Diosdado was a leading man of Argentine and Spanish films of the 1940s and 1950s. His daughter, Ana Diosdado, was a lea ...
as Emilio Fraga
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José Bódalo
José Bódalo Zúffoli (March 24, 1916 – July 24, 1985) was an Argentine born Spanish film actor.
Biography
Bódalo was born in Córdoba, Argentina, the son of Rome-born actress Eugenia Zúffoli and Spanish actor and singer José Bódalo, S ...
as Hugo Carrara
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Doris Duranti
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as Liliana Musso
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María Dolores Pradera
María Dolores Fernández Pradera OAXS, MMT (29 August 1924 – 28 May 2018) was a Spanish melodic singer and actress, and one of the most famous voices in Spain and Latin America.
She started her career as an actress and during the 1950s she ...
as Mónica
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Xan das Bolas
Tomás Ares Pena, known as Xan das Bolas (30 October 1908 – 13 September 1977) was a Spanish comic actor active during the franquism with films including ''Botón de ancla
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as Padre
* Carmen Cabajos as Madre
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Fernando Sanclemente as Niño
*
Pilar Sanclemente
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People
* Pilar (given name), a common abbreviation of ''María del Pilar'', including a list of people so named
* Pilar (surname), a list of people surnamed Pilar or del Pilar
Places Argen ...
as Niña
*
Marisa de Leza
María Luisa González Benés, known artistically as Marisa de Leza (9 June 1933 – 13 October 2020), was a Spanish film and television actress.D'Lugo p.98 She died in Madrid after a long illness, aged 87.
Partial filmography
* ''I'm Not Mat ...
as Hija del presidente Zavala
*
Milagros Leal
Milagros Leal (2 December 1902 – 2 March 1975) was a Spanish actress.
Selected theatrical works
* ''La estrella de Justina'' (1925)
* ''Mariquilla Terremoto'' (1930).
* ''Anacleto se divorcia'' (1932).
* ''La propia estimación'' (1941)
* ''L ...
as Señora creyente
*
Joaquín Roa
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Given name
* Joaquín (footballer, born 1956), Spanish football midfielder
* Joaquín (footballer, born 1981), Spanish football winger
* Joaquín (footballer, born 1982 ...
as Eduardo Valenzuela
*
Aníbal Vela Aníbal is the Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name equivalent of Hannibal (q.v.), itself a latinization of the Greek name Hanníbas (Ἀννίβας), derived from “ḥnbʿl” in the Carthaginian language (Carthaginian Punic script, ...
as Concertista
*
Adolfo Marsillach
Adolfo Marsillach Soriano (January 25, 1928 – January 21, 2002) was a Spanish actor, playwright and theatre director. He was born in Barcelona.
He was known for his collaborations with playwright Alberto Miralles.
He is the father of a ...
as Doctor
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Beatriz Aguirre
Beatriz Ofelia Aguirre Valdes (March 21, 1926 – September 29, 2019) was a Mexican film and television actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the tradition ...
as Enfermera
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Ángela Pla as Etelvina de Campollano y de Bernáldez de Carvajal
*
Miguel Gómez as José García
*
Maruchi Fresno as Carmen Valverde de Galván
*
Otto Sirgo
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as Marcos Galván
*
Adriano Domínguez
Adriano Domínguez Fernández (4 January 1919 – 9 May 2008) was a Spanish film and television actor. He appeared in 150 films between 1945 and 1994. He survived to the terrorist act at California 47 café in 1979 by GRAPO. He died on 9 May 200 ...
as Hijo de la mujer enferma
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María Francés
María Candelaria Francés García (2 February 1887– 9 December 1987), better known as María Francés, was a Spanish stage, film and television actress.D'Lugo p.98
Selected filmography
* ''Anguish'' (1947)
* '' The Vila Family'' (1950)
* '' ...
as Mujer enferma
*
Nicolás D. Perchicot as Abuelito
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Carmen Rodríguez as Abuelita
*
Mike Brendel as Mike Brendel 'El Tigre Americano'
*
Juan Tena as Joven ateo
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Mateo Guitart as Lector
*
Sergio Orta as Secretario 1
*
Félix Dafauce
Félix Dafauce (13 November 1896 – 5 October 1990) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1925 and 1987. He was born and died in Madrid, Spain.
Selected filmography
* ''When the Angels Sleep'' (1947)
* ''Dawn of Ame ...
as Secretario 2
*
Marcelino Ornat as Sr. Solís
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Vicente Parra
Vicente Parra Collado (5 February 1931 – 2 March 1997) was a Spanish actor.
Early career
Born in Oliva (Valencia), in a lower-class family, he began his career at a young age in the theater. He formed part of a number of theatrical companie ...
as Rafael Azarías
References
Bibliography
* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
External links
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1953 drama films
Spanish drama films
1953 films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Rafael J. Salvia
Films with screenplays by Rafael J. Salvia
Spanish black-and-white films
1950s Spanish films
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