| El Húsar de la Muerte | |
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Pedro Sienna as Manuel Rodríguez in "The Hussar of the Dead" |
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| Directed by | Pedro Sienna |
| Produced by | Alfredo Wolnitzki |
| Written by | Pedro Sienna Hugo Silva |
| Starring |
Pedro Sienna |
| Cinematography | Gustavo Bussenius |
| Distributed by | Andes Films. |
| Release date(s) | November 24, 1925 |
| Country | Chile |
| Language | Silent |
El Húsar de la Muerte (Spanish: The Hussar of the Death) is a 1925 Chilean silent film movie. El Húsar de la Muerte was directed and starred by Pedro Sienna.
The movie narrates the adventures of the guerilla leader Manuel Rodríguez during the Reconquista, until his death in 1818.[1]
The movie lasts 65 minutes, and was premiered in Santiago, Chile, on November 24, 1925.
Contents |
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Pedro Sienna | Manuel Rodríguez |
| Clara Werther | Carmen de Aguirre |
| Piet Van Ravenstein | |
| Guillermo Barrientos | El Huacho Pelao |
| María de Hanning | |
| Dolores Anziani | Charito |
| Hugo Silva | Home making - Patriotical |
| Piet van Ravebstein | |
| Luis Baeza | |
| Octavio Soto | |
| Federico Geimza | |
| Guillermo Barrientos | |
| Guillermo Barrientos | |
| Emilia Sierra | |
| Ángel Díaz | |
| Víctor Véjar |
Director Pedro Sienna selected the cast from people that he found on the street.[2]
The film was restored in 1962 by Cinemateca de la Universidad de Chile, with music by Sergio Ortega[2] (with the Chilean government help).