The Knight of the Sword (1970)
2h
Running Time
March 25, 1970Release Date
The Knight of the Sword (1970)
2h
Running Time
March 25, 1970Release Date
Plot.
The life story of Argentine independence hero Jose de San Martin.
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Cast & Crew.

Alfredo Alcón
Gen. José de San Martín

Evangelina Salazar
Remedios Escalada de San Martín

Ana María Picchio
Mulata

Alfredo Iglesias
Gen. Manuel Belgrano

Héctor Alterio
Gen. Simón Bolívar

Héctor Pellegrini
Eusebio Soto

Lautaro Murúa
Gen. Bernardo O'Higgins

Walter Soubrié

Eduardo Pavlovsky

Leonor Benedetto

Juan Carlos Lamas

Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Director / Producer / Writer

Ulyses Petit de Murat
Writer

Ricardo Rojas
Novel

Beatriz Guido
Writer

Luis Pico Estrada
Writer

Ponchi Morpurgo
Production Design

Miguel Babuini
Sound Engineer / Sound

Marcelo Simonetti
Producer

Aníbal Di Salvo
Director of Photography

Antonio Ripoll
Editor

Felipe López
Assistant Director

Ariel Ramírez
Original Music Composer

Carlos Pavic

Alejo Patricio López Lecube

Leonor Manso

Marcelo Miró

Carlos Lucini

Miguel Bermúdez

Luis Manuel de la Cuesta

Rubén Green

Miguel Herrera
Media.



Details.
Release DateMarch 25, 1970
Original NameEl santo de la espada
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Genres
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Wiki.
El Santo de la Espada (in English, The Saint of the Sword) is a 1970 Argentine historical epic film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Alfredo Alcón. It narrates the life of José de San Martín. It was written by Beatriz Guido and Luis Pico Estrada, based on the eponymous novel by Ricardo Rojas. The script was supervised by the Sanmartinian National Institute. It had a great success, and it is the most successful movie about "El Libertador" San Martín, although it received some negative reviews due to historical inaccuracies.
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