''The Abyss Opens'' (Spanish: ''Se abre el abismo'') is a 1945 Argentine thriller film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring

Sebastián Chiola Sebastián Chiola (5 May 1902 – 7 February 1950) was an Argentine film actor.Finkielman p.222 In 1945 he won the Silver Condor Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the thriller '' The Corpse Breaks a Date'' (1944). Selected ...

Silvana Roth Silvana Roth (also known as Silvana Maria Rota, February 17, 1924 – April 3, 2010) was an Argentine stage and film actress.Melgosa p.55 A star of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema, she appeared in twenty six films between 1940 and 1971. Source ...

and

Ricardo Passano Ricardo Passano (April 19, 1922 in Caballito, Buenos Aires – December 13, 2012 in Ituzaingo) was an Argentine actor. He starred in the acclaimed Silver Condor-winning 1943 film '' Juvenilia''. Other notable roles include '' Cuando en el ci ...

. Wolf p.227 The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Álvaro Durañona y Vedia.

Cast

as Juez Eduardo Cáceres *

as Silvia Ferry *

as Martín Ferry *

Homero Cárpena Homero Cárpena (14 February 1910 – 17 January 2001) was an Argentine film actor born in Mar del Plata. He appeared in 72 films between 1933 and 1972 although the bulk of his work was in the late 1930s and 1940s. He starred in '' El hombre ...

as Gregorio Andrada *

Guillermo Battaglia Guillermo Battaglia (December 7, 1899September 26, 1988) was a prolific Argentine film actor of the classic era of Argentine cinema. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his film career in 1937 in ''Melodías porteñas''. Battaglia starred in over 1 ...

as Pedro Ferry *

Judith Sulian Judith Sulian (May 13, 1920 – October 18, 1991) was an Argentine film actress.Posadas, Landro, & Speroni p.282 She was awarded the Silver Condor Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in '' The Abyss Opens'' (1945), Selected fil ...

as María Ferry *

Ana Arneodo Ana Arneodo (1898 – 1977) was an Argentine actress of the 1940s and 1950s. Arneodo made her appearance in film in 1939 and made some 24 appearances between then and 1958, appearing in films such as the 1942 film ''Adolescencia'' alongsid ...

as Sra. Casares *

Carlos Bellucci Carlos Bellucci (1895–1953) was an Argentine actor who appeared in thirty one films during his career. He also appeared frequently on stage.Pellettieri p.66 Selected filmography * '' The Caranchos of Florida'' (1938) * '' Candida, Woman of the ...

as Sr. Terrada *

Armando Bo Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...

as Lucio Terrada *

Juan Bono Juan Bono (1893-1979) was an Argentine stage and film actor.Finkielman p.208 He appeared in eighteen films during his career, most during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. Selected filmography * ''Paths of Faith ''Paths of Faith'' (''Spanish: ...

as Juez reemplazante *

Alberto Contreras Alberto Contreras (died 1958) was a Spanish-born stage and film actor who settled in Argentina. He portrayed don Florín in the play ''La sirena varada'', written by Alejandro Casona. Selected filmography * ''Our Natacha'' (1944) * ''The Sin of Ju ...

as Mariano Fábregas *

Cirilo Etulain Cirilo Etulain was an Argentine stage and film actor.Velez p.148 He was married to the opera singer Noemí Souza. Selected filmography * '' Educating Niní'' (1940) * ''By the Light of a Star'' (1941) * ''The Song of the Suburbs ''The Song of t ...

as Empleado de juzgado * Francisco García Garaba as Juez Bergara *

Pedro Laxalt (Pedro Ascarateil Laxalt) Born May 5th 1900 - St Jean-de- Luz (France) Died August 31st 1963 - Buenos Aires (Argentina) Pedro Laxalt was an Argentine actor. He starred in the 1950 film ''Campeón a la fuerza''. Selected filmography * Sombras P ...

as Dr. Morales *

Elsa O'Connor Elsa O'Connor (1905–1947) was an Argentine stage and film actress. Life and career The daughter of actress and journalist Amelia Monti, who introduced her to the stage, she debuted with the Blanca Podestá company in 1923. O`Connor was award ...

as Sra. Ferry *

Amelia Senisterra Amelia may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Amélia'' (film), a 2000 Brazilian film directed by Ana Carolina * ''Amelia'' (film), a 2009 film based on the life of Amelia Earhart Literature * ''Amelia (magazine)'', a Swedish w ...

as Sra. Terrada

References

Bibliography

* Plazaola, Luis Trelles. ''South American Cinema: Dictionary of Film Makers''. La Editorial, UPR, 1989. * Thompson, Currie K. ''Picturing Argentina: Myths, Movies, and the Peronist Vision''. Cambria Press, 2014 * Wolf, Sergio, ''Cine argentino: la otra historia''. Letra Buena, 1994.

External links

* 1945 films Argentine thriller films 1940s thriller films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Pierre Chenal Argentine black-and-white films 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub