The Rocket from Calabuch
{{More citations needed|date=June 2022}}{{Infobox film
| name = Calabuch
| image = Calabuch.jpg
| caption = Spanish film poster
| director = Luis García Berlanga
| producer =
| writer = Leonardo Martín
Florentino Soria
Luis García Berlanga
Ennio Flaiano
| starring = Edmund Gwenn
Valentina Cortese
Franco Fabrizi
José Isbert
Manuel Alexandre
| music = Guido Guerrini
| cinematography = Francisco Sempere
| editing = Pepita Orduna
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1956|10|01|df=y}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = Spain-Italy
| language = Spanish
| budget =
}}
Calabuch (US title: The Rocket From Calabuch) is a 1956 comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga.
Synopsis
Calabuch is a little village in the coast of Spain. There arrives Dr. George Hamilton (Edmund Gwenn), a scientist expert in rockets who is tired of his job.
Hamilton decides to help people of Calabuch in a fireworks competition. He wins and his photo appears in the local newspaper and then NASA and the army find him.Cartel, ficha y sinopsis en Aula Matemática.com http://www.aulamatematica.com/mathsmovies/Calabuch.htm
Production background
This Spanish-Italian co-production was filmed in Peniscola, Castellón, and features an international cast led by British-American actor Edmund Gwenn in his last film role,{{Cite web|url=https://postmodernpelican.com/2021/06/06/the-rocket-from-calabuch-1956/|title=The Rocket of Calabuch|language=English|work=The Postmodern Pelican|date=6 June 2021|accessdate=24 November 2024}} and Italians Valentina Cortese and Franco Fabrizi. Berlanga won the OCIC Award at the Venice Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.minervapicturesinternational.com/catalogue/the-rocket-of-calabuch/|title=The Rocket of Calabuch|language=English|work=Minerva Pictures International}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0049042|title=Calabuch}}
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Category:1950s Spanish-language films
Category:Spanish black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Luis García Berlanga
Category:Films with screenplays by Ennio Flaiano
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