Welcome Mr. Marshall!
| Welcome Mr. Marshall! | |
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Theatrical release poster by Francisco Fernández Zarza | |
| Directed by | Luis García Berlanga |
| Written by | Juan Antonio Bardem Luis García Berlanga Miguel Mihura |
| Produced by | Vicente Sempere |
| Starring | José Isbert Manolo Morán Lolita Sevilla |
| Cinematography | Manuel Berenguer |
| Edited by | Pepita Orduna |
| Music by | Jesús García Leoz |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Welcome Mr. Marshall! (Spanish: ¡Bienvenido, Mister Marshall!) is a 1953 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga, and considered one of the masterpieces of Spanish cinema. The film highlights the stereotypes held by both the Spanish and the Americans regarding the culture of the other, as well as displays social criticism of 1950s Francoist Spain (showing a typical Spanish village, with typical inhabitants: a priest, the majority of the population that are peasants, the mayor, and a hidalgo). The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. It was the first full-length film Berlanga directed alone.