The City and the Dogs
1985 film
- 18 June 1985 (1985-06-18)
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The City and the Dogs (Spanish: La ciudad y los perros) is a 1985 Peruvian drama film directed by Francisco José Lombardi.[1] It is based on The Time of the Hero, a 1963 novel by Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, which tells the story of a group of young military cadets at the Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima.
The film was selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
Cast
- Alberto Isola as Mayor Garrido
- Gustavo Bueno as Lt. Gamboa (Teniente Gamboa)
- Luis Álvarez as The Coronel (El Coronel)
- Juan Manuel Ochoa as The Jaguar (El Jaguar)
- Eduardo Adrianzén as The Slave (El Esclavo)
- Liliana Navarro as Teresa
- Miguel Iza as Arrospide
- Pablo Serra as The Poet (El Poeta)
- Jorge Rodríguez Paz as The General (El General)
See also
- List of submissions to the 58th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Peruvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "The City and the Dogs (1985)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
- The City and the Dogs at IMDb
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Films directed by Francisco José Lombardi
- Maruja in Hell (1983)
- The City and the Dogs (1985)
- The Mouth of the Wolf (1988)
- Fallen from Heaven (1990)
- Without Compassion (1994)
- Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (2000)
- Red Ink (2000)
- Black Butterfly (2006)
- A Naked Body (2009)
- Ella (2010)
- Dos besos: Troika (2015)
- La decisión de Amelia (2022)
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