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El puñal del mazorquero (1923)

El puñal del mazorquero poster
Directed by
Leopoldo Torres Ríos
Genre
drama film, silent film, historical fiction
Country
Argentina
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A historical drama set in Argentina during the 19th century. It follows a woman whose father is a mazorquero, a member of a repressive political force. The story involves family loyalty and conflict.

historicslow-burnsomberdramaticperiod piecearchaicsilent-era

What happens

El puñal del mazorquero es una película argentina en blanco y negro de Argentina que se estrenó el 12 de septiembre de 1923 dirigida por Leopoldo Torres Ríos sobre su propio guion, según el relato La hija del mazorquero de Juana Manuela Gorriti, protagonizada por Laura del Campo y Leonor Alvear.​ Fue la primera película dirigida por Torres Ríos y el debut como director de fotografía del hasta ese momento camarógrafo Roque Funes, que luego tuvo una extensa carrera profesional en ese rol. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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