Viridiana (1961)

Spain et al., 90 min
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Basic facts

Original title Viridiana
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Spain
  • Mexico
Production company
Awards
  • Palme d'Or
  • Syrena Warszawska
  • Zlota Kaczka Magazine Award
  • Show awards
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • Spanish
Swedish release 1962-01-11

Cast

Silvia Pinal
Viridiana, klosternovis

Fernando Rey
don Jaime, Viridianas farbror

Francisco Rabal
Jorge, don Jaimes son

Margarita Lozano
Ramona

Victoria Zinny
Lucia

Teresa Rabal (as Teresita Rabal)
Rita

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Titles

Original title
  • Viridiana
Swedish release title
  • Viridiana

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Executive Producer
Unit Manager

Cast

Silvia Pinal Viridiana, klosternovis
Fernando Rey don Jaime, Viridianas farbror
Francisco Rabal Jorge, don Jaimes son
Margarita Lozano Ramona
Victoria Zinny Lucia
Teresa Rabal (as Teresita Rabal) Rita
José Calvo tiggare
Joaquín Roa tiggare
Luis Heredia tiggare
José Manuel Martín tiggare
Lola Gaos tiggare
Juan García Tiendra tiggare
María Isbert (as Maruja Isbert) tiggare
Joaquín Mayol tiggare
Palmira Guerra tiggare
Sergio Mendizábal tiggare
Milagros Tomás tiggare
Alicia Jorge Barriaga tiggare
Claudio Brook
Narciso Ojeda

Companies

Production Company Unión Industrial Cinematográfica SA (UNINCI)
Films 59 SA
Gustavo Alatriste
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Europa Film 1962
Laboratory Madrid Film SA

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 98164
Date 1961-10-03
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2480 meters
Notes Speltid: 91 minuter. Aktlängder: 585-570-535-540-250= 2480 meter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 90 min


Original work

Original title Halma (Novel)
Author Benito Pérez Galdós


Production location

Madrid Spain
Toledo Spain

Release dates

Festival showing 1961-05-19 Cannes France 91 min (Cannes Film Festival)
Other showing 1961-08-28 Paris France 91 min
Release in Sweden 1962-01-11 Saga Stockholm Sweden 91 min
Other showing 1963-10-10 Mexico City Mexico (Biografpremiär i Mexiko)
1977-05-23 Spain (Biografpremiär i Spanien)
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2000-09-17
2011-11-08
2011-11-16
2012-04-15
2012-04-24

Soundtrack listing

Original title Messiah. Hallelujah
Composer Georg Friedrich Händel (1741)


Original title Shimmy Doll
Sung by Ashley Beaumont


Awards

Zlota Kaczka Magazine Award Warsaw 1963 (bästa utländska film)
Syrena Warszawska Warsaw 1963 (bästa utländska film)
Palme d'Or Cannes 1961 (bästa film tillsammans med "Une aussi longue absence")

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2446


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2426


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Slides 5
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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