''Only the Valiant'' or ''The Charge of the Brave'' (Spanish:''La carga de los valientes'') is a 1940 Argentine

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directed by

Adelqui Migliar Adelqui Migliar (5 August 1891 – 6 August 1956), also known as Adelqui Millar, was a Chilean film actor, director, writer and producer. He appeared in 31 silent films between 1916 and 1928. He also directed 24 films between 1922 and 1954. ...

and starring Santiago Arrieta, Domingo Sapelli and

Anita Jordán Anita Jordán (1917-1946) was an Argentine film and stage actress.Goble p.296 Selected filmography * ''Only the Valiant ''Only the Valiant'', also known as ''Fort Invincible'', is a 1951 American Western film produced by William Cagney (you ...

. Produced during the

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, it was one of the most films made in Argentina up to that point. It portrays the 1827 defence of

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against Brazilian forces during the

Cisplatine War The Cisplatine War was an armed conflict fought in the 1820s between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata over control of Brazil's Cisplatina province. It was fought in the aftermath of the United Provinces' an ...

.Plazaola p.138 The film's sets were designed by the

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Ralph Pappier.

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, the future wife of dictator

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, had a supporting part in the film.

Cast

* Santiago Arrieta * Domingo Sapelli *

* Froilán Varela * Juan Sarcione * Roberto Fugazot * Carlos Fioriti * Eduardo Trino * Blanca Orgaz * Amalia Bernabé *

Alberto Terrones Alberto Terrones (; 1894–1957) was an Argentine film and theater actor, with an extensive filmography. Filmography * ''Mercado de abasto'' (1955) * ''Misión extravagante'' (1954) * '' Barrio gris'' (1954) * ''Una ventana a la vida'' (1953) * ' ...

* Toti Muñoz * Eva Duarte *

Nelo Cosimi Nelo Cosimi (1894 – 5 October 1945) was an Italian-born Argentine actor and film director. He directed thirteen films including the 1936 historical gaucho A gaucho () or gaúcho () is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. The fi ...

* Néstor Deval * Rafael Smurro * Héctor Torres * René Mugica * Roberto Velázquez * Joaquín Larrazábal * Ricardo de Rosas

References

Bibliography

* Plazaola, Luis Trelles. ''South American Cinema''. La Editorial, UPR, 1989.

External links

* 1940 films Argentine historical drama films 1940s historical drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Adelqui Migliar Films set in the 1820s Argentine black-and-white films 1940 drama films 1940s Argentine films Spanish-language historical drama films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub