The Battalion in the Shadows

1957 film by Manuel Mur Oti

The Battalion in the Shadows

Directed by| Manuel Mur Oti
Written by| Manuel Tamayo
Manuel Mur Oti
Cinematography| Juan Mariné
Edited by| Antonio Gimeno
Music by| Guillermo Cases

Production
company

Suevia Films

Distributed by| Suevia Films

Release date

* 29 April 1957 (1957-04-29)

Running time

| 102 minutes
Country| Spain
Language| Spanish

The Battalion in the Shadows (Spanish: El batallón de las sombras) is a 1957 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti.[1]

## Summary

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The film narrates the dreams, hopes and passions of the inhabitants of a crowded tenement house.[2]

## Cast

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* Amparo Rivelles as Magdalena
* José Suárez as Pepe
* Rolf Wanka
* Emma Penella as Lola
* Lída Baarová
* Félix Dafauce
* Bobby Deglané
* Albert Hehn as Soldat
* Albert Lieven
* Katharina Mayberg
* Elisa Montés
* Fernando Nogueras
* Alicia Palacios
* Vicente Parra as Carlos
* Lidia San Clemente as child
* Pilar Sanclemente as Child
* Tony Soler
* Amelia de la Torre as Doña Engracia
* Antonio Vico

## References

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1. ^ Mira p.237
2. ^ Aguilar, Carlos (2007). Guía del cine español. Madrid: Cátedra. ISBN 978-84-376-2419-8. OCLC 182851656.

## Bibliography

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* Mira, Alberto. Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

## External links

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* The Battalion in the Shadows at IMDb

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Films directed by Manuel Mur Oti

* A Man on the Road (1949)
* Black Sky (1951)
* Condemned (1953)
* Pride (1955)
* Fedra (1956)
* The Battalion in the Shadows (1957)
* A Girl from Chicago (1960)
* Kill and Be Killed (1962)
* Loca juventud (1965)

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