Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953)
- Released
- Runtime 1h 18m
- Director Luis García Berlanga
- Genres Comedy
- Rating 7.4/10 (126 votes)
Synopsis
A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its ruling townsmen begin preparations to impress the American visitors, in the hopes of benefiting under the Marshall Plan. Hoping to demonstrate the side of Spanish culture with which the visiting foreign officials would be more familiarized, the Castilian citizens don unfamiliar Andalusian costumes, hire a renowned flamenco performer, and re-decorate their town in Andalusian style, meantime waiting for their uncertain arrival.
Cast
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José Isbert
as Don Pablo, el alcalde
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Manolo Morán
as Manolo
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Lolita Sevilla
as Carmen Vargas
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Alberto Romea
as Don Luis, el caballero
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Elvira Quintillá
as Señorita Eloísa, la maestra
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Luis Pérez de León
as Don Cosme, el cura
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Félix Fernández
as Don Emiliano, el médico
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Nicolás D. Perchicot
as Boticario
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Fernando Aguirre
as Geronimo - el secretario
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Emilio Santiago
as Barbero (uncredited)
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Joaquín Roa
as Julían - el pregonero
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José Franco
as Delegado general
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Rafael Alonso
as Enviado
- José María Rodríguez as José
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Ángel Álvarez
as Pedro
- Elisa Méndez as Doña Raquel
- Matilde López Roldán as Doña Matilde
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José Vivó
as Secretario
Crew
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Luis García Berlanga
Director
- Manuel Berenguer Director of Photography
- Pepita Orduna Editor
- Jesús García Leoz Original Music Composer
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Miguel Mihura
Screenplay
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Luis García Berlanga
Screenplay
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Juan Antonio Bardem
Screenplay
