The White Land (Spanish: Las tierras blancas) is a 1959 Argentine drama film directed by Hugo del Carril and starring del Carril, Ricardo Trigo and Amanda Silva. It is based on a novel by Juan José Manauta. It is set in a poor village in Santiago del Estero Province in Northern Argentina, where the semi-desert climate gives much of the landscape a whitish appearance alluded to in the title.
The White Land | |
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Directed by | Hugo del Carril |
Produced by |
Miguel Ángel Puccio Hugo del Carril |
Written by |
Juan José Manauta (novel) Eduardo Borrás |
Starring |
Hugo del Carril Ricardo Trigo Amanda Silva Nora Palmer |
Music by | Tito Ribero |
Cinematography | Américo Hoss |
Edited by |
Gerardo Rinaldi Antonio Ripoll |
Production company |
Cinematigráfica L.E.O. |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
Contents
Cast
- Hugo del Carril as Natalio
- Ricardo Trigo as A Countryman
- Amanda Silva as The Mother
- Nora Palmer as Angelina
- Carlos Olivieri as Odiseo
- Raúl del Valle as The Bully
- Juan José Manauta as The Teacher
- Totón Podestá
- Antonio Capuano
- Mónica Cristina Ramos
- Juan Armendáriz
- David Socco
Release Date :
12:00am on Wednesday 30th November 2011