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The Children of Sanchez (1978) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1978 · 126 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Hall Bartlett
- Starring
- Anthony Quinn, Farnesio de Bernal, Héctor Bonilla, Ignacio López Tarso, Katy Jurado, Stathis Giallelis
Hall Bartlett directs this drama adapted from Oscar Lewis’s The Children of Sánchez. Anthony Quinn stars as widowed farmer Jesús Sánchez, wife Consuelo (Lupita Ferrer) and son Roberto (Stathis Giallelis) in Mexico City. Dolores del Río appears in her final film as the grandmother. Chuck Mangione’s score earned a Golden Globe nomination and a Grammy.
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