A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (1988)
1988 · 1h 30m · Fantasy, Drama
Genres: Fantasy, Drama
An elderly man with wings is blown off course during a tropical storm in this symbolic fantasy. The Old Man lands near a Caribbean island where a poor family gives him shelter in a chicken coop. Father Gonzaga is the skeptical priest who rushes to damn the creature.
Director: Fernando Birri
Writers: Fernando Birri, Gabriel García Márquez
Music by: José María Vitier, Pablo Milanés
Cinematography: Raúl Pérez Ureta
Editor: Jorge Abello, Settimio Presutto
Cast
Fernando Birri as A very old man with enormous wingsDaisy Granados as ElisendaAsdrúbal Meléndez as PelayoAdolfo Llauradó as Lucky O'CapitoneSilvia Planas as EulaliaLuis Alberto Ramírez as Father GonzagaMárcia Barreto as Spider WomanPablo Milanés as SelfMaría Luisa Mayor as MyrurgiaParmenia Silva as PìaMarabú as TaliaRené Martinez as UsnavyMore like this
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