Alsino and the Condor (Spanish: Alsino y el cóndor) is a 1982 Nicaraguan film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1] It won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] The film was a co-production between Nicaragua, Mexico and Cuba. The film is loosely based on the novel Alsino by Chilean writer Pedro Prado, and is set during the Nicaraguan Revolution.

Alsino and the Condor
Cuban theatrical release poster
Directed by	Miguel Littín
Written by	Miguel Littín Tomas Perez Turrent Isadora Aguirre
Based on	Alsino by Pedro Prado
Produced by	Ramiro Lacayo Hernan Littin
Starring	Dean Stockwell Alan Esquivel Alejandro Parodi
Cinematography	Jorge Herrera Pablo Martinez
Music by	Leo Brouwer
Production companies	Instituto Nicaraguense de Cine (INCINE) Productora Cinematográfica Latinoamericana de México Cooperativa Cinematográfica Costarricense Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC) CRFC Latin-American Film Releasing Corp. NFI
Distributed by	Médiathèque des Trois Mondes Libra Cinema 5
Release date	1 May 1982 (1982-05-01) (New York City)
Running time	89 minutes
Countries	Nicaragua Mexico Cuba
Languages	Spanish English

It was the comeback film of actor Dean Stockwell. Notable Cuban director of photography Jorge Herrera died during the production due to a brain hemorrhage.

Cast

• Dean Stockwell as Frank
• Alan Esquivel as Alsino
• Carmen Bunster as Alsino's Grandmother
• Alejandro Parodi as The Major
• Delia Casanova as Rosaria
• Marta Lorena Pérez as Lucia
• Reynaldo Miravalles as Don Nazario, the Birdman
• Marcelo Gaete as Lucia's Grandfather
• Jan Kees De Roy as Dutch Adviser

Awards

Wins

• Moscow International Film Festival - Golden Prize, Miguel Littin, 1983.

Nominations

• Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film, 1983.

See also

• List of submissions to the 55th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Nicaraguan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• Alsino and the Condor at IMDb