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MASTER SCORE 61.3 / 100
1978·Drama·2h 6m

THE CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ

“Its Power and Passion Will Touch All Our Hearts - Because We Are All the Children of Sanchez”

Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to provide for his family in Mexico City. Also starring Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo and Stathis Giallelis as Roberto. This is the last film in the 50-year career of international star Dolores del Rio, who plays the Grandma. Jazz-pop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score.

Above the Line
Hall Bartlett·DirectorCesare Zavattini·WriterHall Bartlett·WriterGabriel Figueroa·Director of PhotographyChuck Mangione·Original Music ComposerMarshall M. Borden·Editor
Cast
Anthony Quinn·Jesús SánchezDolores del Río·Grandma PaquitaLupita Ferrer·Consuelo SánchezKaty Jurado·ChataStathis Giallelis·Roberto SánchezLucía Méndez·Martha SánchezDuncan Quinn·Manuel SánchezHéctor Bonilla·MarioPatricia AspíllagaPatricia Reyes Spíndola
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 1
Hall Bartlett·Director
Writing· 3
Cesare Zavattini·WriterHall Bartlett·WriterOscar Lewis·Novel
Camera· 1
Gabriel Figueroa·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Marshall M. Borden·EditorDennis Brookins·Negative Cutter
Sound & Music· 6
Chuck Mangione·Original Music ComposerMick Guzauski·Sound MixerEdward L. Thirlwell·Sound EffectsSteve Maslow·Sound MixerMichael Galloway·SoundCruz Carrasco·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 6
Enrique Estévez·Art DirectionWilliam Ware Theiss·Costume DesignBill Thomas·Costume DesignEnrique Estévez·Set DecorationAlberto López·Assistant Makeup ArtistElda Loza·Makeup Artist
Production· 3
Hall Bartlett·ProducerClaudia Becker·CastingJoaquín Garrido·Casting
By the Numbers
61.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.1
OF 10
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