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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Katy Jurado, Nelson Villagra, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Reynaldo Miravalles, Raúl Pomares, Salvador Sánchez
Crew: Alejo Carpentier (Novel), Miguel Littín (Director), Ricardo Aronovich (Director of Photography), Régis Debray (Writer), Leo Brouwer (Original Music Composer), Miguel Littín (Writer)
Country: Cuba, France, Mexico
Language: Español
Studio: Producciones America, ICAIC
Runtime: 164 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 06, 1978
IMDb: 4.9
Keywords:dictator
