During the third Carlist war on Basque soil, Zalacaín, no frowns that his great enemy of the people pretend to love his sister, but he lives the reverse situation, in love with his sister.
Production
Basque landscapes shot like they're paying rent—gorgeous 1950s Technicolor.
Acting
Virgílio Teixeira's smolder could restart the Carlist wars.
Director
Juan de Orduña
Virgílio Teixeira
Martín Zalacaín
Elena Espejo
Catalina
Margarita Andrey
Rosa Briones
Jesús Tordesillas
Tellagorri
Carlos Muñoz Arosa
Carlos Ohando
María Dolores Pradera
Ignacia
Humberto Madeira
Bautista
José Sepúlveda
Luschía
Josefina Serratosa
Madre de Rosa
Manuel Arbó
Iñaki
Ramón Martori
Pascuali / Jefe de los rebeldes
Mariana Larrabeiti
Doña Agueda
María Cañete
Madre de Zalacaín
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from Pío Baroja's novel, this was Spain's attempt to build a national cinema identity under Franco—adventure with conservative values, barely disguised.
Virgílio Teixeira was Portuguese, cast specifically to give the Basque hero exotic 'star' appeal—Franco-era casting was its own psychological warfare.
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