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

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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