The Rocket from Calabuch

Calabuch
Calabuch
	Spanish film poster
Directed by	Luis García Berlanga
Written by	Leonardo Martín; Florentino Soria; Luis García Berlanga; Ennio Flaiano
Starring	Edmund Gwenn; Valentina Cortese; Franco Fabrizi; José Isbert; Manuel Alexandre
Cinematography	Francisco Sempere
Edited by	Pepita Orduna
Music by	Guido Guerrini
Release date	1 October 1956;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Calabuch (US title: The Rocket From Calabuch) is a 1956 comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga.

Synopsis

Calabuch is a little village in the coast of Spain. There arrives Dr. George Hamilton (Edmund Gwenn), a scientist expert in rockets who is tired of his job.

Hamilton decides to help people of Calabuch in a fireworks competition. He wins and his photo appears in the local newspaper and then NASA and the army find him.^[1]

Production background

This Spanish-Italian co-production was filmed in Peniscola, Castellón, and features an international cast led by British-American actor Edmund Gwenn in his last film role, and Italians Valentina Cortese and Franco Fabrizi. Berlanga won the OCIC Award at the Venice Film Festival.^[2]

External links

Calabuch at IMDb

References

^ Cartel, ficha y sinopsis en Aula Matemática.com http://www.aulamatematica.com/mathsmovies/Calabuch.htm
^ "The Rocket of Calabuch". Minerva Pictures International.

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[1] Cartel, ficha y sinopsis en Aula Matemática.com http://www.aulamatematica.com/mathsmovies/Calabuch.htm

[2] "The Rocket of Calabuch". Minerva Pictures International.

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