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El año de la peste

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El año de la peste
Directed byFelipe Cazals
Written byGabriel García Márquez
José Agustín
Juan Arturo Brennan
Based onA Journal of the Plague Year
by Daniel Defoe
Produced byFelipe Cazals
StarringAlejandro Parodi
José Carlos Ruiz
Rebeca Silva
Tito Junco
CinematographyJavier Cruz
Edited byRaúl Caso
Music byLaura Quiroz
Production
company
Conacite Dos
Distributed byIMCINE
Release date
  • 12 February 1978 (1978-02-12)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

El Año de la Peste (English: The Year of the Plague) is a Mexican film categorized as drama, thriller and sci-fi.[1] It was filmed in 1978 and released in 1979. The production counted with the famous Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez for the adapted screenplay from the novel of Daniel Defoe A Journal of the Plague Year published in March 1722.[2]

Synopsis

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A dreadful sickness is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities when he discovers its epidemic nature. No one listens to him and soon the illness spreads. The government tries to manage the information in order to prevent terror.[3]

Cast

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Awards

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Date Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
27 October 1970 Ariel Awards[4] Golden Ariel Felipe Cazals Won
Best Direction Felipe Cazals Won
Best Screenplay Gabriel García Márquez
Juan Arturo Brennan
Won
18 May 1980 Mexican Cinema Journalists[5] Best Screenplay, Adapted Gabriel García Márquez
Juan Arturo Brennan
Won

References

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  1. ^ Carl J. Mora (7 May 2015). Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004, 3d ed. McFarland. pp. 168–169. ISBN 978-0-7864-9187-2.
  2. ^ "El Año de la Peste | DANIELA ROMO". Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
  3. ^ "El año de la peste (1979) : Plot Summary". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  4. ^ "Ariel Awards, Mexico : Date: October 27 1980 : Location: Mexico". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  5. ^ "Mexican Cinema Journalists : Date: May 18 1980 : Location: Mexico City, Mexico". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
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