Martín Fierro (film)
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| Directed by | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson |
| Screenplay by | Beatriz Guido Luis Pico Estrada Edmundo Eichelbaum Héctor Grossi |
| Story by | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Ulises Petit de Murat |
| Based on | Martín Fierro by José Hernández |
| Produced by | André Du Rona Leopoldo Torre Nilsson |
| Starring | Alfredo Alcón Lautaro Murúa Graciela Borges |
| Cinematography | Aníbal Di Salvo |
| Music by | Ariel Ramírez |
Production company | Contracuadro |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Martín Fierro is a 1968 film based upon José Hernández's poem Martín Fierro, widely considered Argentina's national poem. The story centers on the life of a renegade gaucho.
The film was directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and featured Alfredo Alcón in the title role, Lautaro Murúa, Graciela Borges, Sergio Renán and Leonardo Favio. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Picture.