Doña Bárbara (1943)

Directed by

Miguel M. Delgado, Fernando de Fuentes

Genre

drama film, Western film

Country

Venezuela, Mexico

Runtime

2h 18m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A powerful and ruthless woman controls a vast ranch in the Venezuelan plains. A man returns to reclaim his inherited land and clashes with her, leading to a struggle for power and a dangerous attraction.

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What happens

Doña Bárbara is a 1943 Mexican romantic drama film directed and co-written by Fernando de Fuentes and starring María Félix and Julián Soler. The film is based on the 1929 novel Doña Bárbara by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos, who also co-wrote the screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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