Cinco fueron escogidos (1943)

Name: Cinco fueron escogidos
Released: 1943-07-08
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Cast: Antonio Bravo, Conchita Gentil Arcos, María Elena Marqués, Ricardo Montalban, Joaquín Pardavé

Spanish 1h 49m

Directed by Agustín P. Delgado Starring Antonio Bravo, María Elena Marqués

Release Date 08 Jul 1943

About Cinco fueron escogidos Movie

Cinco fueron escogidos, released in 1943, is a Movie from director Agustín P. Delgado. Featuring Antonio Bravo, Conchita Gentil Arcos, María Elena Marqués. Available in Spanish. Cinco fueron escogidos taking place in Slavko, a "peaceful town in Yugoslavia," with only Yugoslavians and Germans as characters, not a Mexican or Spaniard in sight. Another interesting point about Cinco fueron escogidos is the existence of an alternate version, shot in English with a different cast (at least in major roles). Sadly, this film, usually referred to as "Five Were Chosen" but sometimes called "Hostages" (not to be confused with the somewhat similar 1943 Hollywood movie with that title), appears to be lost. García Riera indicates the English-language version was screened in Mexico, at least for the press, but does not seem to have been released commercially in the Mexico or the USA. Since Herbert Kline was well-known for his leftist views, it's not surprising to note that many of the imported Hollywood actors were also left-leaning (and in fact more than one was blacklisted during the Red Scare era).