''White Mission'' (Spanish: ''Misión blanca'') is a 1946 Spanish

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

Juan de Orduña Juan de Orduña y Fernández-Shaw (27 December 1900 – 3 February 1974) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor. Subservient to the ideological tenets and preferences of Francoism, he was one of the regime's standout directors d ...

and starring Manuel Luna, Jorge Mistral and Fernando Rey. The film was shot on location in

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Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008. p. 103. . and in a Spanish studio. The film's sets were designed by

Sigfrido Burmann Sigfrido Burmann or Siegfried Burmann (1891–1980) was a German-born Spanish art director.Mira p.249 He was the father of Wolfgang Burmann, who also became an art director. Selected filmography * '' White Mission'' (1946) * '' Ninety Minutes'' ...

and Francisco Canet. The film portrays a religious mission in the

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Cast

* as Father Mauricio *Gabriel Algara as Jiménez *Marianela Barandalla as Diana *Elva de Bethancourt as Souka * Juan Espantaleón as Cesáreo Urgoiti * Manuel Luna as Brisco * as Father Daniel * Jorge Mistral as Minoa * as Father Suárez *

Julio Peña Julio Peña (18 June 1912 - 27 July 1972) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1930 to 1972. He died on July 27, 1972 aged 60 at Cortijo Blanco in Marbella, where he was resting after appearing in the film ''Horror ...

as Father Javier * Fernando Rey as Carlos *José Miguel Rupert as Souka's father *

Jesús Tordesillas Jesús Tordesillas Fernández (28 January 1893 – 24 March 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 94 films between 1921 and 1973. He starred in the film '' Reckless'' which was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. Selected ...

as Father Urcola

References

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* 1946 drama films Spanish drama films Films directed by Juan de Orduña Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz Spanish black-and-white films Equatoguinean drama films 1940s Spanish films {{Drama-film-stub