No One Writes to the Colonel

5.3 / 10

(26 votes)

Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.

Country:

Mexico,

Spain,

France

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

118 minutes

Year:

1999

Director:

Arturo Ripstein

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Company:

Producciones Amaranta,

Gardenia Producciones,

Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad,

Tornasol Media,

DMVB Films,

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía,

Tabasco Films,

Universidad Veracruzana,

Ventanarosa

Cast:
Fernando Luján

El coronel

Marisa Paredes

Lola

Salma Hayek Pinault

Julia

Rafael Inclán

Padre Ángel

Ernesto Yáñez

Don Sabas

Crew:
Arturo Ripstein

Director

Gabriel García Márquez

Novel

David Mansfield

Original Music Composer

Mayra Segura

Assistant Director

Jorge Ruiz

Sound