''Simón Bolívar'' is a 1969 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Alessandro Blasetti Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film ''Four Steps in the Clouds''. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during the ...

. It stars

Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. Born in First Austrian Republic, Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a child, his fa ...

as the Venezuelan military and political leader

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24July 178317December 1830) was a Venezuelan statesman and military officer who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bol ...

, who helped much of Latin America achieve independence from Spain. The film was entered into the

6th Moscow International Film Festival The 6th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 22 July 1969. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Cuban film ''Lucía'' directed by Humberto Solás, the Italian film ''Serafino (film), Serafino'' directed by Pietro Germi and the ...

Cast

Rosanna Schiaffino Rosanna Schiaffino (25 November 1939 – 17 October 2009) was an Italian film actress. She appeared on the covers of Italian, German, French, British and American magazines. Early life She was born in Genoa, Liguria to a well-off family. Her mot ...

as Consuelo Hernandez *

Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), popularly known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor. His career spanned more than 200 film and television roles, between 1942 and 2001. He received numerous accolades both in Spain and abro ...

as José Antonio Del Llano * Barta Barri *

Elisa Cegani Elisa Cegani (11 June 1911 – 23 February 1996) was an Italian actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1935 and 1983. Partial filmography * '' Aldebaran'' (1935) - Nora Bandi * ''Cavalry'' (1936) - Speranza di Frassineto * '' The Counte ...

as Conchita Diaz Moreno *

Ángel del Pozo Ángel del Pozo Merino (14 July 1934 – 29 March 2025) was a Spanish actor who appeared in more than seventy films since 1960. His daughter is the journalist Almudena del Pozo. Pozo retired in 1980, and from 1990 to 2008, he worked as an exec ...

* Luis Dávila as Carlos * Manuel Gil *

Sancho Gracia Félix Ángel Sancho Gracia (27 September 1936 – 8 August 2012) was a Spanish motion picture and television actor. Career Born in Madrid, Gracia started his acting career in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he lived from 1947 until 1961. In Urugu ...

Tomás Henríquez Tomás Henríquez (1921–2002) was a Venezuelan film and television actor.Rist p.65 quote: "Notably, the film represents the racial admixture of Venezuela, with actors of African descent, including Tomás Henríquez, being hired to play speaking ...

as Negro Primero * Julio Peña as Señor Hernandez *

Conrado San Martín Conrado San Martín Prieto (20 February 1921 – 24 April 2019) was a Spanish actor with a long and prolific career. He made his film debut in 1941 and was particularly popular during the 1950s. Life Conrado San Martín left behind a career as ...

as Gen. José Antonio Paez *

Fernando Sancho Fernando Sancho Les (7 January 1916 – 31 July 1990) was a Spanish actor. Biography He was born in Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain on 7 January 1916 and died at Hospital Militar Gómez Ulla in Madrid on 31 July 1990 from a liver failure during or ...

as Fernando Gonzales

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* 1969 films 1960s biographical drama films 1960s historical drama films Films set in Colombia Films set in Peru Films set in South America Films set in the 1810s Films set in the 1820s Films set in Venezuela Italian biographical drama films Italian historical drama films Spanish biographical drama films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by Alessandro Blasetti Cultural depictions of Simón Bolívar Spanish historical drama films Venezuelan drama films 1960s Spanish films 1960s Italian films Spanish-language biographical drama films {{historic-film-stub