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The Recourse to the Method (1978) [N/A]

Featuring:
Nelson Villagra, Katy Jurado, Salvador Sánchez

Written by:
Alejo Carpentier
Régis Debray
Miguel Littin

Directed by:
Miguel Littin


Release Date:
June 6, 1978

Original Title:
El recurso del método

Alternate Titles:
El dictador: el recurso del método
Le recours de la méthode
¡Viva el presidente!

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
ICAIC
Producciones America

Production Countries:
Cuba | France | Mexico

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 164

Overview from TheMovieDB

Set in the early 1900s, this film charts the rule of a Latin American dictator as he moves from being a charming despot to a tyrannical ruler before he is finally ousted, only to die in obscurity in Paris. Early in his regime, the resources and agricultural products his country sells command high prices, and he is a reasonably confident, even gentle, ruler who likes to take long vacations with his daughter in Paris. After World War I, with falling prices and a number of coup attempts behind him, his rule becomes quite cruel.

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Overview from Open Movies

It tells the story of a dictatorship. Its protagonist is the sum and essence of several of the rulers who have exercised absolute power in Latin American countries.

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Rankings and Honors

The Recourse to the Method (1978) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.7/10
Awards Won: 7 nominations

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Bernard Stora

Director:
Miguel Littín

Director of Photography:
Ricardo Aronovich

Editor:
Ramón Aupart

Novel:
Alejo Carpentier

Original Music Composer:
Leo Brouwer

Producer:
Michèle Ray-Gavras

Writer:
Régis Debray
Miguel Littín

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