Mexico,
1959, 94 min
Shown in 1959
CREDITS
- dir
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René Cardona
- prod
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Guillermo Calderón
- scr
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Adolfo Torres Portillo, René Cardona
- cam
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Raul Martínez Solares
- editor
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Jorge Bustos
- mus
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Antonio Díaz Conde
- cast
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José Elías Moreno, Cesareo Quezadas, José Luis Aguirre, Armando Arriola
- prod co
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Cinematográfica Calderón, S.A.
- source
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K. Gordon Murray Productions Inc.
- gga award
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Special Jury Award, Best International Family Film: Feature Length Films
- premiere
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World Premiere
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COMMENTS
René Cardona, José Elías Moreno, Guillermo Calderón in person.
OTHER
This official entry from Mexico provides, with magical effect, the universal message of faith. In terms of conflict between good and evil, the fairy story of Santa Claus is used to convey belief. Devils troop through the film attempting to thwart the dedicated travels of the kindly Spirit. However, Santa Claus triumphs. He succeeds in righting the conduct of naughty children and brings happiness to those who are good but also poor. The theme prevails: Blessed are those who believe for they shall see God, and peace on earth to men of good will.
FACTOID #80
Irving ’Bud’ Levin, owner of San Francisco’s Metro Theatre, founded the SFIFF in 1957. However, Levin credited the idea for creating the Festival to the Italian consul general at the time, Pierluigi Alvera, who became one of its staunchest supporters.
