Escape from Segovia (Spanish: La fuga de Segovia) is a 1981 Spanish prison-break film directed by Imanol Uribe from a screenplay by Ángel Amigo and Uribe consisting of a dramatized account of the 1976 Segovia prison break. The cast is led by Xabier Elorriaga, Mario Pardo, and Ovidi Montllor.
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| Spanish | La fuga de Segovia |
| Directed by | Imanol Uribe |
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| Based on | Operación Poncho by Ángel Amigo |
| Produced by | Ángel Amigo |
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| Cinematography | Xabier Agirresarobe |
| Edited by | Julio Peña |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe plot explores the jailbreak of about 30 prisoners, the majority of them ETA members, from the Segovia prison in April 1976.[1]
Cast
edit- Xabier Elorriaga[2]
- Mario Pardo[2]
- Ovidi Montllor[2]
- José María Muñoz[2]
- José Pedro Carrión[2]
- José Manuel Cervino[2]
- Virginia Mataix[2]
- Ramón Balenziaga[2]
- Imanol Gaztelumendi[2]
- Klara Badiola[2]
- Elene Lizarralde[2]
- Jesús María Lasa[2]
- Patxi Bisquert[2]
- Santiago Ramos[2]
- Alex Angulo[2]
- Ramón Barea[2]
- Guillermo Montesinos[2]
- Txema Blasco[2]
- Iñaki Aierra[2]
Production
editUribe decided to make the film upon inspiration from the book Operación Poncho by Ángel Amigo.[3] Shooting locations included the old school of Los Escolapios in Tolosa, as well as various locations in Orendain, Urnieta, Segovia, Madrid, Zumarraga, and Legazpi.[4]
Release
editThe film premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1981.[5] It was released theatrically in Spain on 6 November 1981.[6][7]
Reception
editJanet Maslin of The New York Times considered that the film "unfolds in a careful considered style, avoiding sensationalism and concentrating on the fine points of the prisoners' complicated plan".[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Barrenetxea Marañón 2008, pp. 25–26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "La fuga de Segovia · España 1981". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ^ Barrenetxea Marañón, Igor (2008). "La Transición y ETA: La fuga de Segovia (1981)" (PDF). Quaderns de Cine (2). San Vicente del Raspeig: Universidad de Alicante: 25. ISSN 1888-4571.
- ^ Barrenetxea Marañón 2008, p. 25.
- ^ García, Rocío (30 September 2021). "Cuarenta años de una evasión de película: 'La fuga de Segovia'". El País. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "'Historia de nuestro cine' repasa la filmografía de Imanol Uribe". rtve.es. 4 November 1981. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Trenzado Romero, Manuel (1999). "Filmografía". Cultura de masas y cambio político: El cine español de la transición. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas. p. 336. ISBN 84-7476-286-3.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (6 June 1984). "Film: Basque 'Escape from Segovia'". The New York Times.