Sinopsis
In 1913, Gregorio Valero Contreras and León Sánchez Gascón, friends and neighbours from Osa de La Vega (Cuenca), are arrested for the murder of José María Grimaldos López, a shepherd by trade and a fellow villager. The villagers accuse them, and even Gregorio’s wife gathers evidence against them. The two men confess to the crime after being subjected to torture. They are tried in 1918 at the Provincial Court of Cuenca, which, after changing the request for the death penalty, sentences them to eighteen years in prison.
Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (Madrid, April 20, 1940 – Madrid, October 19, 1997) was a filmmaker considered one of the pioneers of Spain’s audiovisual sector, graduating from the Official School of Cinematography in 1967. She served as Director General of Cinematography (1982–1985) and Director General of RTVE (1986–1989), becoming the first woman to hold both positions. As a director, she was responsible for numerous television productions and films, including The Crime of Cuenca, Beltenebros and El perro del hortelano.
Saturday, Oct. 31st. 10:00 p.m.
8madrid TV
Free-to-air broadcast
Year of Production: 1979
Time: 92’
Country: Spain
Language: Spanish
Director: Pilar Miró
Cast: Amparo Soler Leal, Héctor Alterio, Daniel Dicenta, Fernando Rey, Mary Carrillo, Assumpta Serna
Production: Alfredo Matas
Script: Pilar Miró, Juan Antonio Porto, Lola Salvador
Director of Photography: Hans Burmann
Production Companies: In-Cine, Jet Films
International Sales: Mercury Films
Distribution: Mercury Films
Selected at Berlin IFF, Chicago IFF
