The Marihuana Story Explained
| The Marihuana Story |
| Director: | León Klimovsky |
| Producer: | Carmelo Vecchione |
| Starring: | Pedro López Lagar and Fanny Navarro |
| Music: | Juan Lhert and Anatole Pietri |
| Cinematography: | Alberto Etchebehere |
| Editing: | José Serra |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Language: | Spanish |
The Marihuana Story (es|Marihuana) is a 1950 Argentine film directed by León Klimovsky. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
The film is about how the life of a respected surgeon progressively worsens after his wife, a marijuana addict, dies.[2]
Cast
- Pedro López Lagar – Dr. Pablo Urioste
- Fanny Navarro – Marga Quiroga
- Golde Flami – Aída
- Nathán Pinzón – Sopita
- Eduardo Cuitiño – Gang Boss
- Alberto de Mendoza – Lt. DeLuca
- Gilberto Peyret – Inspector Olivera
- Roberto Durán – Diego
- Héctor Quintanilla – Chevrolet
- Pilar Gómez – Amelia
- Angel Prio
- Cecilia Ingenieros
- Elsa Márquez
- Juan Carrara
- Jesús Pampín – Hombre en congreso
- Alberto Rinaldi
- Alberto Barcel – Dr, Piñeyro
- Warly Ceriani – Director
- Mauricio Espósito
- Leticia Lando
- Gloria Castilla
- Domingo Mania – Dr. Portal
- Juan Fava
- Adolfo Laurie
- China Navarro
- Osvaldo Cabrera
- Rafael Diserio – Dueno de boite
- Jorge Villoldo – Portero
- Alfredo Almanza
Production
The relative financial success of the American exploitation film She Shoulda Said 'No'! (1949), a morality tale involving the use of marijuana, prompted producers in 1951 to import The Marihuana Story from Argentina.[3]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Festival de Cannes: The Marihuana Story . 2009-01-13. festival-cannes.com.
- The Marihuana Story (1950) - Plot - IMDb . en-US . 2024-11-04 . www.imdb.com.
- Book: Eric, Schaefer . Eric Schaefer . Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!: A History of Exploitation Films, 1919–1959 . Duke University Press . 1999 . 244–245 . 0-8223-2374-5.
