07 Mar 1975
Mirror
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
The Wall
Prisoners await execution by firing squad when they are captured during the Spanish Civil War in this drama taken from the novella by Jean-Paul Sarte. Pablo is a loyalist jailed after he searches for his brother. An Irish mercenary and a Belgian physician are his cellmates. Flashbacks recall their lives before the war as they spend their last moments on Earth waiting for their date with death.
Top Billed Cast
Denis Mahaffey Tom
Matthieu Klossowski Juan
Anna Pacheco Concha
René Darmon Bernard Anglade 
Jorge Lavelli Claude Esteban Miguel Cañadas 
Mir Ferry José Abad Félix Esteguy John Montague Oscar Lozoya Ricardo Gómez Mario Casari
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