Alsino and the Condor

Alsino and the Condor
Cuban theatrical release poster
Directed by	Miguel Littín
Produced by	Ramiro Lacayo Hernan Littin
Written by	Miguel Littin Tomas Perez Turrent Isadora Aguirre
Starring	Dean Stockwell Alan Esquivel Alejandro Parodi
Music by	Leo Brouwer
Cinematography	Jorge Herrera Pablo Martinez
Release dates	1 May 1982 (1982-05-01) (New York City)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Nicaragua Mexico
Language	Spanish

Alsino and the Condor (Spanish: Alsino y el cóndor) is a 1982 Nicaraguan film directed by Miguel Littín. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[1] It won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.^[2] The film was a co-production between Nicaragua, Mexico and Cuba. The film is loosely based on the novel Alsino by Chilean writer Pedro Prado.

It was the comeback film of actor Dean Stockwell. Notable Cuban Director of Photography Jorge Herrera died during the production due to a brain hemorrhage.

Cast

Dean Stockwell as Frank
Alan Esquivel as Alsino
Carmen Bunster as Alsino's Grandmother
Alejandro Parodi as The Major
Delia Casanova as Rosaria
Marta Lorena Pérez as Lucia
Reynaldo Miravalles as Don Nazario, the Birdman
Marcelo Gaete as Lucia's Grandfather
Jan Kees De Roy as Dutch Adviser

Awards

Wins

Moscow International Film Festival - Golden Prize, Miguel Littin, 1983.

Nominations

Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film, 1983.

References

↑ "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
↑ "13th Moscow International Film Festival (1983)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-01-28.

External links

Alsino and the Condor at the Internet Movie Database

The films of Miguel Littín

Jackal of Nahueltoro (1969)
Compañero Presidente (1971)
The Promised Land (1973)
Letters from Marusia (1976)
The Recourse to the Method (1978)
The Widow of Montiel (1979)
Alsino and the Condor (1982)
Acta General de Chile (1986)
Sandino (1989)
The Shipwrecked (1994)
Tierra del fuego (2000)
Palestinian Chronicles (2002)
El Abanderado (2002)
The Last Moon (2005)
Dawson Isla 10 (2009)
Allende is his Maze (2014)

Moscow International Film Festival Main Award

1959-1967 Grand Prix	Destiny of a Man (1959) The Naked Island – Clear Skies (1961) 8½ (1963) War and Peace – Twenty Hours (1965) The Journalist – Father (1967)

1969-1987 Golden Prize	Lucía – Serafino – We'll Live Till Monday (1969) Confessions of a Police Captain – Live Today, Die Tomorrow! – The White Bird Marked with Black (1971) That Sweet Word: Liberty! – Affection (1973) The Promised Land – Dersu Uzala – We All Loved Each Other So Much (1975) The Fifth Seal – El puente – Mimino (1977) Christ Stopped at Eboli – Siete días de enero – Camera Buff (1979) O Homem que Virou Suco – The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone – Teheran 43 (1981) Amok – Alsino and the Condor – Vassa (1983) Come and See – A Soldier's Story – The Descent of the Nine (1985) Intervista (1987)

1989 - Golden St. George	The Icicle Thief (1989) Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea (1991) Me Ivan, You Abraham (1993) (No award in 1995) Marvin's Room (1997) Will to Live (1999) Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (2000) The Believer (2001) Resurrection (2002) The End of a Mystery (2003) Our Own (2004) Dreaming of Space (2005) About Sara (2006) Travelling with Pets (2007) As Simple as That (2008) Pete on the Way to Heaven (2009) Hermano (2010) Las olas (2011) Junkhearts (2012) Particle (2013) My Man (2014)