Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953)
A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its ruling townsmen begin preparations to impress the American visitors, in the hopes of benefiting under the Marshall Plan. Hoping to demonstrate the side of Spanish culture with which the visiting foreign officials would be more familiarized, the Castilian citizens don unfamiliar Andalusian costumes, hire a renowned flamenco performer, and re-decorate their town in Andalusian style, meantime waiting for their uncertain arrival.
- Released
- 1953-04-04
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Luis García Berlanga, Miguel Mihura, Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis García Berlanga
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 from 128 votes
Cast
- José Isbert as Don Pablo, el alcalde
- Manolo Morán as Manolo
- Lolita Sevilla as Carmen Vargas
- Alberto Romea as Don Luis, el caballero
- Elvira Quintillá as Señorita Eloísa, la maestra
- Luis Pérez de León as Don Cosme, el cura
- Félix Fernández as Don Emiliano, el médico
- Nicolás D. Perchicot as Boticario
- Fernando Aguirre as Geronimo - el secretario
- Emilio Santiago as Barbero (uncredited)
- Joaquín Roa as Julían - el pregonero
- José Franco as Delegado general