''Cinco gallinas y el cielo'' is a 1957

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science-fiction drama film directed by Uruguayan-born filmmaker

Ruben W. Cavallotti Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Reuvein in Yiddish or as an English variant spelling on the ...

, written by Agustín Cuzzani and starring

Narciso Ibáñez Menta Narciso Ibáñez Menta (; 25 August 1912 – 15 May 2004) was a Spanish theatre, film, and television actor. He developed much of his career in Argentina, during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema of the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Born in Langr ...

. The film won awards at the international festivals of

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and San Sebastian.

Premise

A scientist conducts experiments on chickens by injecting them with a virus that causes anyone who eats them to become impulsive and daring.

Cast

Luis Arata Luis Arata (1895–1967) was an Argentine stage and film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of th ...

Irma Córdoba Irma Córdoba (July 20, 1913 – May 18, 2008) was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. She entered the film industry in 1932 and appeared in over 30 films, spanning 65 years of Argentine film. She appeared in films su ...

Alita Román Alita Blanca Barchigia (24 August 1912 – 15 April 1989), better known as Alita Román, was an Argentina, Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. She appeared in nearly 50 films between 1934 and 1982 and was a sought-after ...

Ricardo Castro Ríos Ricardo Castro Ríos (April 2, 1920 – January 21, 2001) was a classic Spanish - Argentine film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in ...

Aurelia Ferrer Aurelia Ferrer was an Argentine film actress.Finkielman p.225 She appeared in around forty films, generally in supporting roles. Partial filmography * '' The Newsie and the Lady'' (1938) * '' The Englishman of the Bones'' (1940) * ''Noche de bod ...

Ignacio Quirós José Ignacio Rodriguez Meléndez (1931 in Vigo, Spain – December 12, 1999, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentine actor. He died on December 12, 1999, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from cancer Selected filmography *1959 - '' I Was Born ...

María Esther Corán María Esther Corán was an Argentine actress. She starred in films such ''Fúlmine'' (1949), ''El nieto de Congreve'' (1949), ''La melodía perdida'' (1952), ''Marta Ferrari'' (1956) and '' El ayudante'' (1971). One of her best known roles was ...

Alberto Barcel Alberto Barcel (1907–1975) was an Argentine actor. He appeared in more than 60 films from 1948 to 1966. He starred in the film ''Circe'' (1964), which was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' ...

Reception

'' La Razón'' remarked that it was "a production without major pretensions but with elements that make it interesting," while

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(Raimundo Calcagno) noted "a degree of renewal in the themes of our cinema… a concern with the search for authentic imagery." Roland (Rolando Fustiñana) commented on "an excess of dialogue that is not very polished, a lack of unity in the narrative, and an uneven tone."

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* 1957 films 1950s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Argentine science fiction films Films directed by Rubén W. Cavallotti 1950s Argentine films 1950s science fiction films {{1950s-Argentina-film-stub