CinemaOSMovie · 1978 · 2h 44m

The Recourse to the Method

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Set in the early 1900s, this film charts the rule of a Latin American dictator as he moves from being a charming despot to a tyrannical ruler before he is finally ousted, only to die in obscurity in Paris. Early in his regime, the resources and agricultural products his country sells command high prices, and he is a reasonably confident, even gentle, ruler who likes to take long vacations with his daughter in Paris. After World War I, with falling prices and a number of coup attempts behind him, his rule becomes quite cruel.

Directed byMiguel Littín

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 44m
Language
ES
Released
June 6, 1978
Studios
ICAICProducciones America

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Katy Jurado

Katy Jurado

Nelson Villagra

Nelson Villagra

Primer Magistrado

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Reynaldo Miravalles

Reynaldo Miravalles

Raúl Pomares

Raúl Pomares

Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez

Claudio Obregón

Claudio Obregón

Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Miguel Littín
Miguel Littín
Written by
Régis Debray
Régis Debray
Miguel Littín
Miguel Littín
Produced by
Michèle Ray-Gavras
Michèle Ray-Gavras

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