The Crime of Cuenca

The Crime of Cuenca Spanish El crimen de Cuenca is a Spanish drama film made in 1980, directed by Pilar Mir and based on historical facts from the early 20th century in the Spanish province of Cuenca. El Crimen de Cuenca is the title of a book published at the same time by the author of the movie script, Lola Salvador Maldonado, in which she recounts the same facts. The film was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.

His family fears foul play and reports it to the Guardia Civil rural police. In the subsequent judicial investigation the family and others express their suspicions that two men, Gregorio Valero and Leon Sanchez had killed him for his money. This first case was closed in September 1911 with no convictions.In 1913 a new, young and overzealous judge named Isasa arrives. Influenced by the local boss, Judge Isasa decides to reopen the case. The two suspects are arrested by the Guardia Civil and under torture, confess to having killed the man and destroyed the body. The fiscal district attorney asks for the death penalty for both. Finally, onMay 1918 a popular jury convicted the two men of murder and they are sentenced toyears in prison. After serving eleven years, they are released under a general pardon onFebruary 1924. ........

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