Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953)
April 4, 1953
Comedy
1h 18m


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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Luis García Berlanga
- Don Pablo, el alcalde José Isbert
- Manolo Manolo Morán
- Carmen Vargas Lolita Sevilla
- Don Luis, el caballero Alberto Romea
- Señorita Eloísa, la maestra Elvira Quintillá
- Don Cosme, el cura Luis Pérez de León
- Don Emiliano, el médico Félix Fernández
- Boticario Nicolás D. Perchicot
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Keywords
- saloon
- dreams
- clock
- mayor
- tractor
- parachute
- satire
- flamenco
- money
- american
- stereotype