El Santo de la Espada (1970)
- Original title
- El santo de la espada
- Directed by
- Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- Argentina
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film tells the life story of José de San Martín, the Argentine military leader who fought for independence. It covers his campaigns and personal struggles. The movie was a big success despite some criticism for not being historically accurate.
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What happens
El Santo de la Espada (in English, The Saint of the Sword) is a 1970 Argentine historical epic film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Alfredo Alcón. It narrates the life of José de San Martín. It was written by Beatriz Guido and Luis Pico Estrada, based on the eponymous novel by Ricardo Rojas. The script was supervised by the Sanmartinian National Institute. It had a great success, and it is the most successful movie about "El Libertador" San Martín, although it received some negative reviews due to historical inaccuracies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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El Extraño del pelo largo (1970)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.