Synopsis
Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to provide for his family in Mexico City. Also starring Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo and Stathis Giallelis as Roberto. This is the last film in the 50-year career of international star Dolores del Rio, who plays the Grandma. Jazz-pop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score.
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Details
- Released
- 16 June 1978
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Director
- Hall Bartlett
- Writers
- Hall Bartlett, Cesare Zavattini
- Countries
- United States of America, Mexico
- Languages
- English
- Production
- Carmel Enterprises, Hall Bartlett Productions, Conacine
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Cast
Anthony Quinn
Dolores del Río
Lupita Ferrer
Katy Jurado
Stathis Giallelis
Lucía Méndez- DDuncan Quinn
Héctor Bonilla
Patricia Aspíllaga
Patricia Reyes Spíndola