The Children of Sanchez

Year: 1978

Runtime: 126 mins

Language: English

Director: Hall Bartlett

Drama

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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