''The Man in Hiding'' (Spanish:''El hombre oculto'') is a 1971 Spanish

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directed and co-written by

Alfonso Ungría Alfonso Ungría (born 30 March 1943) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * ''The Man in Hiding '' (1971) * ''Gone to the Mountain'' (1974) * ''África (film), África'' (1996) References Bibliography * Bentley, Be ...

and starring Carlos Otero,

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and

Julieta Serrano Julieta Serrano Romero (born 2 January 1933 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish theatre and cinema actress. Her prolific career began in the 1960s, and she has worked with directors Pedro Almodóvar and Ventura Pons. In September 20 ...

.Bentley p.220 Following the

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, a man goes into hiding to avoid arrest by the victorious

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forces.

Cast

* Carlos Otero as Martín *

as Amalia *

as Clara *

Luis Ciges Luis Ciges Martínez (10 May 1921 – 11 December 2002) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 140 films between 1958 and 2002. His father was Manuel Ciges. Selected filmography * ''Historias de Madrid'' (1958) – Bombero (uncredited) * '' ...

as Santos *

Mario Gas Mario Gas Cabré is a Spanish actor and director. and winner of a Goya Award. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on February 5, 1947, while his actor parents were on tour he has Uruguayan citizenship. He is one of the most important figures of the pe ...

as Novio de Belén *

Carmen Maura María del Carmen García Maura (born 15 September 1945) is a Spanish actress. In a career that has spanned six decades, she has starred in films such as '' Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'', '' ¡Ay Carmela!'', '' Common Wealth'', an ...

as Belén * Cecilia Bayonas as Niña * Laura Bayonas as Niña *

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as Comandante * Tatiana Samarina as Niña

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

* 1971 films Spanish drama films 1971 drama films 1970s Spanish-language films Films directed by Alfonso Ungría Films set in Spain Films set in the 1940s 1970s Spanish films Spanish-language drama films {{1970s-Spain-film-stub