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Poster for La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)

La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)

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2022 | 94 min | Documentary, History

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Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious and history buffs.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
What might put you off
It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

The amazing story of Cifesa, a mythical film production company founded in Valencia by the Casanova family that managed to dominate the box office during the turbulent times of the Second Spanish Republic, the carnage of the Civil War and the hardships of the long post-war period and Franco's dictatorship — and survive until the sixties, when Spain was timidly beginning to change.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

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  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Francisco Rodríguez Fernández

  • Antonio EsquiviasSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Emeterio Díez PuertasSelf - Film Historian
  • Luis Casanova IranzoSelf - V. Casanova's Nephew
  • José Luis Castro de PazSelf - Film Scholar
  • Virginia GuarinosSelf - Film Scholar
  • Jaime Hernández de la TorreSelf - Painter
  • Alfonso GilSelf - Historian
  • Luis Fernández GimenoSelf - Fallero
  • Vicente Sánchez BioscaSelf - Film Scholar
  • Fátima Gil GascónSelf - Scholar