The Liberator(Spanish:Libertador) is a 2013 Spanish–Venezuelanhistorical drama filmdirected by Alberto Arvelo,[2]starringÉdgar RamírezasSimón Bolívar.[3]It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[4][5]It was selected as the Venezuelan entry for theBest Foreign Language Filmat the87th Academy Awards,[6][7]making the January Shortlist.[8]
| The Liberator | |
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| Directed by | Alberto Arvelo |
| Written by | Timothy J. Sexton |
| Starring | Édgar Ramírez María Valverde Erich Wildpret Iwan Rheon Orlando Valenzuela Juana Acosta Manuel Porto Alejandro Furth Imanol Arias Danny Huston |
| Cinematography | Xavi Giménez |
| Music by | Gustavo Dudamel |
| Distributed by | Cohen Media Group |
Release dates |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Countries | Venezuela Spain |
| Languages | Spanish English French |
| Box office | $1.5 million (US)[1] |
Cast
edit- Édgar RamírezasSimón Bolívar
- María Valverdeas Maria Teresa Rodríguez del Toro
- Juana AcostaasManuela Sáenz
- Danny Hustonas Martin Torkington
- Erich WildpretasAntonio José de Sucre
- Alejandro Furth asRafael Urdaneta
- Orlando Valenzuela asFrancisco de Paula Santander
- Iwan RheonasDaniel O'Leary
- Gary LewisasJames Rooke
- Imanol AriasasJuan Domingo Monteverde
- Juvel Vielma asJosé Antonio Páez
- Carlos Julio Molina asJosé Félix Ribas
- Manuel Porto asFrancisco de Miranda
- Francisco DenisasSimón Rodríguez
- Zenaida Gamboa as Hipólita
- Andrés GertrúdixasPrince Fernando
- Elisa Sednaouias Fanny du Villars
- Leandro Arvelo as Fernando Bolívar
- Ximo Solano as Francisco Vinoni
- Steve Wilcox as Black Horseman
- Eric Toala asSimón Bolívar(kid)
Release
editThe film debuted on 9 September 2013 at theToronto International Film Festivaland opened in its home country of Venezuela on 24 July 2014. The film was released by Cohen Media Group on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on 10 March 2015.[9][10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"The Liberator (2014) at Box Office Mojo".Retrieved5 January2015.
- ^"Película" Libertador "festeja aniversario del nacimiento de Simón Bolívar | ELESPECTADOR.COM".ELESPECTADOR.COM(in Spanish). 23 July 2014.Retrieved13 August2017.
- ^"History estrena" El Libertador ", la historia de Simón Bolívar".Analitica(in European Spanish). 27 April 2016.Retrieved13 August2017.
- ^"The Liberator".TIFF.Retrieved16 August2013.
- ^"Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition".Indiewire.Retrieved16 August2013.
- ^"Libertador representará a Venezuela en los premios Oscar".El Nacional.Archived fromthe originalon 3 September 2014.Retrieved3 September2014.
- ^"Oscars: Venezuela Picks 'The Liberator' for Foreign Language Candidate".Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved4 September2014.
- ^"9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar Race".AMPAS.Retrieved19 December2014.
- ^"The Liberator - Cohen Media Group".Cohenmedia.net.Retrieved18 September2015.
- ^"The Liberator".Retrieved18 September2015.
