''The Martyr of Calvary'' ( es, El Mártir del Calvario) is a 1952 Mexican
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Miguel Morayta
Miguel Morayta (15 August 1907 – 19 June 2013) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 74 films between 1944 and 1978. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Morayta was a Spanish artillery officer, who joined the Republ ...
about the life of Christ. It was entered into the
1954 Cannes Film Festival
The 7th Cannes Film Festival was held from 25 March to 9 April 1954. With Jean Cocteau as President of the Jury, the Grand Prix went to the '' Gate of Hell'' by Teinosuke Kinugasa. The festival opened with '' Le Grand Jeu'' by Robert Siodmak. Th ...
.
Cast
*
Enrique Rambal
Enrique Rambal (8 May 1924 – 15 December 1971) was a Spanish-Mexican actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1952 and 1971. Enrique had married actresses Mercedes Borque and Lucy Gallardo.
Selected filmography
* '' The Martyr of ...
- Jesús (as Enrique Rambal Jr.)
*
Manuel Fábregas
Manuel may refer to:
People
* Manuel (name)
* Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* Manu ...
- Judas (as Manolo Fabregas)
*
Consuelo Frank - María Madre
* Alicia Palacios - Magdalena
*
Miguel Ángel Ferriz
Miguel Ángel Ferriz (29 November 1899 – 1 January 1967) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez, p. 158.
Selected filmography
* '' The Night of the Mayas'' (1939)
* ''The Rock of Souls'' (1942)
* ''The Eternal Secret'' (1942)
* '' The Spectre of ...
- Pedro
*
Carmen Molina - Marta
*
José María Linares-Rivas
José María Linares-Rivas (17 March 1901 - 13 April 1955) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1933 to 1955.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
*
1901 births
1955 deaths
Spanish male film ...
- Caifás (as Jose Mª. Linares Rivas)
*
Felipe de Alba - Andrés
*
Luis Beristáin
Luis Beristáin (1918–1962) was a Mexican film and television actor.Edwards p.154
Selected filmography
* ''Tragic Wedding'' (1946)
* ''Hypocrite'' (1949)
* '' The Devil Is a Woman'' (1950)
* '' Women's Prison'' (1951)
* ''Crime and Punishment
...
- Jefe Sinagoga
*
Miguel Arenas
Miguel Arenas (1902–1965) was a Spanish film actor.Kohner p.355 He emigrated to Mexico where he appeared in more than a hundred films.
Selected filmography
* '' While Mexico Sleeps'' (1938)
* '' A Macabre Legacy'' (1940)
* '' The Count of Monte ...
- José de Arimatea
* Lupe Llaca - Verónica
*
Alberto Mariscal
Alberto Mariscal (March 10, 1926 – April 24, 2010) was an American-born Mexican actor and film director.Agrasánchez p.159
Partial filmography
* ''Su última aventura'' (1946) - Reportero (uncredited)
* ''Barrio de pasiones'' (1948)
* ''Corn ...
- Anás el Joven
*
Alfonso Mejía - Marcos
*
José Baviera
José Baviera (17 August 1906 – 13 August 1981) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films and television shows between 1924 and 1979. He starred in Luis Buñuel's 1962 film ''The Exterminating Angel''.
Selected filmogra ...
- Poncio Pilatos
*
Fernando Casanova - Centurión
References
External links
*
1952 films
1950s Spanish-language films
1952 drama films
Portrayals of the Virgin Mary in film
Mexican black-and-white films
Films directed by Miguel Morayta
Biographical films about Jesus
Portrayals of Mary Magdalene in film
Cultural depictions of Pontius Pilate
Mexican drama films
1950s Mexican films
{{1950s-Mexico-film-stub