I Was a Parish Priest or God's War (Spanish:La guerra de Dios) is a 1953 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Claude Laydu, Francisco Rabal and José Marco Davó.[1] It was awarded the Gran Premio at the first ever San Sebastián International Film Festival. It was also shown at the Venice Film Festival where it was awarded the Bronze Lion.
I Was a Parish Priest | |
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Directed by | Rafael Gil |
Written by |
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Produced by | Manuel J. Goyanes |
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Cinematography | Alfredo Fraile |
Edited by | José Antonio Rojo |
Music by | Joaquín Rodrigo |
Production company | Aspa Producciones Cinematográficas |
Distributed by | CIFESA |
Release date | 30 September 1953 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
It portrays the efforts of a young Priest sent to a poor mining village in the early 1930s.
A priest receives as his first assignment the parish of a mining town, beset by poverty. In this area he will focus all his forces to overcome the resentment accumulated by the miners towards the ecclesiastical profession.
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