''Three Men of the River'' () is a

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 � ...

Argentine

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of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by

Mario Soffici Mario Soffici (14 May 1900 – 10 May 1977) was an Italian-born Argentina, Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Biography Mario Soffici was born in Florence, Florence, ...

and starring

Elisa Galvé Elisa Christian Galvé (July 20, 1922 in Buenos Aires – October 20, 2000 in Rome) was an Argentina, Argentine actress. She was best known for her roles in films in the 1940s and 1950s, during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. She made her fi ...

and

José Olarra José Olarra (born 1896–1948 in Bayonne, France) was an Argentine actor. Biography Olarra starred in the acclaimed Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Silver Condor-winning 1943 film ''Juvenilia (film), Juvenilia''. Other notable films i ...

. The film is based on an old Argentine legend about an Aztec girl who is raped and murdered by vandals and dumped in a river. A flower blossoms at the place in which she was killed and misfortune falls upon the culprits. ''Three Men of the River'' was one of the most critically acclaimed films of 1943 in Argentina, winning five Silver Condor awards at the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, with cinematographers

Leo Fleider Leo Fleider (October 12, 1913 in Hermanowa, Poland – August 5, 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Polish-born Argentina, Argentine film director and screenwriter, notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, classical er ...

and Francis Boeniger winning the Silver Condor Awards for Best Camera Operator and

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respectively, and

Leticia Scuri Leticia Scury, also spelled Leticia Scuri, (c. 1890 – 27 April 1950) was an Argentine actress. In 1928 she joined the Compañía Dramática de la “Casa del Arte”in Montevideo, Uruguay. She entered film in 1938 in Mario Soffici's ''Kilómetro ...

winning the

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. The film also won

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and Best Music. At the

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awards it also won Best Director for Soffici, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress for Scuri, and Best Cinematography and Best Camera Operator for Boeniger and Fleider.

Cast

Agustín Irusta Agustín Ernesto Irusta (born 19 July 1942) is a former Argentine football goalkeeper who played most of his career for San Lorenzo de Almagro. Irusta was born in Villa María, Cordoba. He made his professional debut for San Lorenzo on 23 June ...

Luis Aldás Luis Aldás (10 March 1910 – 16 May 1990) was an Argentine film actor.Pitts p.356 He emigrated to Mexico and became a star during the Golden age of Mexican cinema. He appeared in more than fifty films during his career. Aldás was married four t ...

Juan José Míguez Juan José Miguez (1918–1995) was an Argentine actor.Mizraje p.323 He appeared in more than thirty films during his career including co-starring alongside Eva Perón in ''The Prodigal'' (1946) during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. Later in ...

Homero Cárpena Homero Cárpena (14 February 1910 – 17 January 2001) was an Argentine film actor born in Mar del Plata, notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. He appeared in 72 films between 1933 and 1972 although the bulk of his ...

* Lucy Blanco * Roberto Ferradás * Luis Tortorelli

References

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* 1943 films 1940s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Mario Soffici 1943 crime drama films Argentine crime drama films 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub