Movielogr
Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953)
Directed by Luis García Berlanga
Overview
A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its ruling townsmen begin preparations to impress the American visitors, in the hopes of benefiting under the Marshall Plan. Hoping to demonstrate the side of Spanish culture with which the visiting foreign officials would be more familiarized, the Castilian citizens don unfamiliar Andalusian costumes, hire a renowned flamenco performer, and re-decorate their town in Andalusian style, meantime waiting for their uncertain arrival.
Length 78 minutes
Actors
José Isbert | Manolo Morán | Lolita Sevilla | Alberto Romea | Elvira Quintillá | Luis Pérez de León | Félix Fernández | Nicolás D. Perchicot | Fernando Aguirre | Emílio Santiago | Joaquín Roa | José Franco | Rafael Alonso | José María Rodríguez | Ángel Álvarez | Elisa Méndez | Matilde López Roldán | José Vivó | Manuel Alexandre | Josep Castillo Escalona | José Alburquerque | Enrique Macedo | Manuel Rosellón | Pepito Vidal | Rafael Cortés | Pablo Tallaví | Antonio Florido | Aquilino Ballesteros | Emilio Vidaurreta | Bernardino Laso | Joaquín Bergía | José Riesgo | Francisco Bonilla | Fernando Rey