El hombre sin patria
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | El hombre sin patria |
| Country of production | Mexico |
| Publishing year | 1922 |
| length | 76 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Miguel Contreras Torres |
| script | Miguel Contreras Torres |
| production | Miguel Contreras Torres |
| camera |
Julio Lamadrid Enrique Juan Vallejo |
| occupation | |
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El hombre sin patria is a silent film from 1922 bythe Mexican film director Miguel Contreras Torres , who also wrote the script and played the lead role. The film, which can be assigned to the genres of melodrama and adventure film , is about a Mexican immigrant in the USA who eventually has to return as a result of a crime. It is the first Mexican film to deal with immigration to the United States.
action
Young Wastrel Rodolfo has to leave home after an argument with his angry father. He leaves Mexico and moves to the United States. After spending his money, he starts working for shelter and food in a restaurant and joins a group of railroad workers. In an argument with his foreman, Wastrel kills him. On the run, he returns to Mexico. There he then leads a normal life again.
background
In El hombre sin patria is the first Mexican film , which deals with immigration to the United States. It was implemented by Miguel Contreras Torres' production company Producciones Contreras Torres . The film was shot in locations in Mexico and the United States, including Mexico City , Ciudad Juarez , El Paso and Los Angeles .
literature
- David E. Wilt: "The Mexican Filmography 1916 through 2001" . McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2004. ISBN 978-0-7864-6122-6
- Carl J. Mora, "Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004." McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2005. ISBN 978-0786420834
Web links
- Information on El hombre sin patria at cinemexicano.mx
- El hombre sin patria in the Internet Movie Database (English)