La Esmeralda 1879 (2010)
La Esmeralda 1879 (2010)
Plot.
Revolves around the naval Battle of Iquique between the Peruvian ironclad monitor 'Huáscar' and the Chilean wooden corvette 'Esmeralda'.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently La Esmeralda 1879 is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Prime Video
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Cast & Crew.
Jaime Omeñaca
Arturo Prat Chacón
Fernando Godoy
Grumete Wenceslao Vargas
Francisca Opazo
Carmela Carvajal
Ariel Mateluna
Grumete Cabrales
Víctor Montero
Lieutenant Luis Uribe
Marcelo Valdivieso
Lieutenant Ignacio Serrano
Marcelo Tarud
Lieutenant Hurtado
Nicolás Poblete
Midshipman Riquelme
Tauro Berastegui
Midshipman Wilson
Cristián Hidalgo
Hyatt
Marcelo Maldonado
Sargent Aldea
Ignacio Achurra
Cirujano Guzmán
David Bravo
Director of Photography
Elías Llanos
Original Music Composer / Director / Screenplay
Gabriel Díaz
Producer
Jaime Valdivia
Editor
Details.
Release DateMay 20, 2010
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Budget$12,000,000
Genres
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Wiki.
La Esmeralda 1879 is a 2010 Chilean film about the naval Battle of Iquique, which took place on May 21, 1879 in the harbor of this coastal town in the Tarapacá Region. Directed by Elijah Llanos, it stars Fernando Godoy and Jaime Omeñaca.
The budget for the film was $12 million, funded by the Chilean Navy, the Luksic family and other enterprises, and took four years to film.
It requires the creation of two sets of floating ships Huáscar monitor corvette Esmeralda and that took a year to build, plus sophisticated sets on land.