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Juan Moreira / Producciones Cinematográficas Centauro presenta ; un film de Leonardo Favio ; libro Suahir Jury ; dirección: Leonardo Favio.

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Tells the legend of Juan Moreira, an Argentine folk hero. Although actual police records of the 1860s depict him as a criminal, this film depicts him as a decent man who became an outlaw after he was wrongly sent to prison, and was then used by warring political elements until his murder.

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Online Access: Streaming Video (via Digitalia Film Library)
Other Authors: Favio, Leonardo (Screenwriter), Jury, Zuhair Jorge (Screenwriter), Bebán, Rodolfo (Actor), Suárez, Edgardo (Actor), Villalba, Jorge, 1921-2001 (Actor), Gutiérrez, Eduardo
Other title:Juan Moreira (Motion picture : 1973)
Vida de Juan Moreira.
Digitalia Film Library: Argentine Cinema.
Format: Video
Language:Spanish
Published: Buenos Aires : Centauro Films, [1973]
Subjects:
Moreira, Juan, > 1819-1874 > Drama.
Gauchos > Argentina > Drama.
Criminals > Argentina > Drama.
Argentina > History > 19th century > Drama.
Streaming video.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Nonfiction films.
Internet videos.
Feature films.
Action and adventure films.
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Summary:Tells the legend of Juan Moreira, an Argentine folk hero. Although actual police records of the 1860s depict him as a criminal, this film depicts him as a decent man who became an outlaw after he was wrongly sent to prison, and was then used by warring political elements until his murder.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.
Based on a novel by Eduardo Gutiérrez.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (99 min.)) : sound, color.
Playing Time:01:39:24
Awards:Winner of 5 Silver Condor, at the Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards, 1974: Best Film; Best Cinematography (Juan Carlos Desanzo); Best Set Design (Miguel Angel Lumaldo); Best Soundtrack; and, Best Music Score (Pocho Leyes y Luis María Serra)
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Juan Carlos Desanzo; editor, Antonio Ripoll; music, Pocho Leyes, Luis Maria Serra.
Participant or Performer:Rodolfo Bebán, Edgardo Suaŕez, Jorge Villalba, Eduardo Rudy, Alba Mujica, Elena Tritek, Carlos Munõz, Elcira Olivera Garcés.
Language:In Spanish; with Spanish closed caption subtitles.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Source of description: Online resource; title from opening/closing credits (Digitalia Film Library, viewed May 11, 2015)

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