The Liberator (film)
| The Liberator | |
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 Film poster | |
| 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] |
The Liberator (Spanish: Libertador) is a 2013 Spanish–Venezuelan historical drama film directed by Alberto Arvelo,[2] starring Édgar Ramírez as Simón Bolívar.[3] It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[4][5] It was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards,[6][7] making the January Shortlist.[8]
Cast
- Édgar Ramírez as Simón Bolívar
- María Valverde as Maria Teresa Rodríguez del Toro
- Juana Acosta as Manuela Sáenz
- Danny Huston as Martin Torkington
- Erich Wildpret as Antonio José de Sucre
- Alejandro Furth as Rafael Urdaneta
- Orlando Valenzuela as Francisco de Paula Santander
- Iwan Rheon as Daniel O'Leary
- Gary Lewis as James Rooke
- Imanol Arias as Juan Domingo Monteverde
- Juvel Vielma as José Antonio Páez
- Carlos Julio Molina as José Félix Ribas
- Manuel Porto as Francisco de Miranda
- Francisco Denis as Simón Rodríguez
- Zenaida Gamboa as Hipólita
- Andrés Gertrúdix as Prince Fernando
- Elisa Sednaoui as Fanny du Villars
- Leandro Arvelo as Fernando Bolívar
- Ximo Solano as Francisco Vinoni
- Steve Wilcox as Black Horseman
- Eric Toala as Simón Bolívar (kid)
Release
The film debuted on 9 September 2013 at the Toronto International Film Festival and 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
- List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Venezuelan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "The Liberator (2014) at Box Office Mojo". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Película "Libertador" festeja aniversario del nacimiento de Simón Bolívar | ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 23 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "History estrena "El Libertador", la historia de Simón Bolívar". Analitica.com (in European Spanish). 27 April 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "The Liberator". TIFF. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Libertador representará a Venezuela en los premios Oscar". El Nacional. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Oscars: Venezuela Picks 'The Liberator' for Foreign Language Candidate". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar Race". AMPAS. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "The Liberator - Cohen Media Group". Cohenmedia.net. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "The Liberator". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
