The Expropriation (1974)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Raúl Ruiz

Synopsis

The film captures the activities of the inhabitants in the countryside, in southern Chile, and the CORA (Corporation for Agrarian Reform). Although the action was filmed in four days and four nights in 1971, the movie was only finished in France in 1973, after the military coup.

Actors

Delfina Guzmán
Delfina Guzmán
Doña Delfina
Nemesio Antúnez
Nemesio Antúnez
Don Nemesio
Jaime Vadell
Jaime Vadell
Agronomo Vidal
Luis Alarcón
Luis Alarcón
Capataz Lucho
Nicolás Eyzaguirre
Nicolás Eyzaguirre
Nicolas
Rodrigo Maturana
Rodrigo Maturana
Military Phantasm
Joaquín Eyzaguirre
Joaquín Eyzaguirre
Joaquin

Crews

Raúl Ruiz
Raúl Ruiz
Director
Jorge Müller Silva
Jorge Müller Silva
Director of Photography
José de la Vega
José de la Vega
Sound
Valeria Sarmiento
Valeria Sarmiento
Editor
Alvaro Martínez
Alvaro Martínez
Executive Producer
Raúl Ruiz
Raúl Ruiz
Producer
Jorge Müller Silva
Jorge Müller Silva
Photoscience Manager
Raúl Ruiz
Raúl Ruiz
Writer

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