The Recourse to the Method

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 6, 1978

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

Spanish

Countries

Cuba, France, Mexico

Production

ICAIC,Producciones America

Cast

Salvador Sánchez,Nelson Villagra,Raúl Pomares,Claudio Obregón,Ernesto Gómez Cruz,Katy Jurado,Reynaldo Miravalles

Director

Miguel Littín

Writer

Alejo Carpentier,Miguel Littín,Régis Debray

Producer

Michèle Ray-Gavras

Cinematography

Ricardo Aronovich

Music

Leo Brouwer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0078146