The Recourse to the Method (1978) - SFdb

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Basic facts
Links and resources
Titles
Crew
Cast
Companies

About the film
Plot summary
Swedish censorship / rating
Technical specifications
Comments
Original work

Production location
Release dates
Soundtrack listing
Awards
Related films
Subjects

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Basic facts

Original title	El recurso del método
Film type	Feature
Category	Fiction
Director	Miguel Littin
Producer	Michèle Ray-Gavras Vicente Silva
Screenplay	Miguel Littin Régis Debray Jaime Augusto Shilley
Original work	El recurso del método (Novel)
Production country	France Mexico Cuba
Production company	K.G. Productions Société Nationale de Programmes France Régions FR3 Conacite Uno Show all
Swedish release	1980-09-08

Cast

Nelson Villagra
diktatorn, president

Ernesto Gómez Cruz
ambassadör Cholo

Salvador Sánchez
Péralta

Reynaldo Miravalles
överste Hoffmann

Raúl Pomares
general Galván

Katy Jurado
La Mayorala

Titles

Original title	El recurso del método
Swedish release title	Leve presidenten
International title	The Recourse to the Method
Co-production title	Le recours de la méthode
Alternative title	¡ Viva el presidente!

Crew

Director	Miguel Littin
Screenplay	Miguel Littin Régis Debray Jaime Augusto Shilley
Producer	Michèle Ray-Gavras Vicente Silva
Director of Photography	Ricardo Aronovich
Music	Leo Brouwer
Production Designer	Pedro García Espinosa Éric Simon
Film Editor	Ramón Aupart
Executive Producer	Héctor López
Costume Designer	Derubín Jácome

Cast

Nelson Villagra	diktatorn, president
Ernesto Gómez Cruz	ambassadör Cholo
Salvador Sánchez	Péralta
Reynaldo Miravalles	överste Hoffmann
Raúl Pomares	general Galván
Katy Jurado	La Mayorala
Alain Cuny	akademiledamoten
Gabriel Retes	studenten
María Adelina Vera	Ofélia, presidentens dotter
Idelfonso Tamayo	Miguel Estatua
Roger Cudney	armékapten
Jacques Rispal
Didier Flamand
Denis Perrot
Monique Perrot

Companies

Production Company	K.G. Productions
	Société Nationale de Programmes France Régions FR3
	Conacite Uno
	El Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos

Original work

Original title	El recurso del método (Novel)
Author	Alejo Carpentier

Production location

				1977-04	1977-11-10
	Havanna	Cuba
	Paris	France
	Cuaútla, Morelos	Mexico
	Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosí	Mexico
	Veracruz, Veracruz	Mexico

Release dates

First showing	1978-05-05		Cannes	France		Cannes Film Festival
Release in Sweden	1980-09-08	TV1			80 min

Holdings Stills

Black and white print	8
Album	No

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