Father Santiago Hernández, a Spanish missionary, arrives in Kattinga, India, to replace Father Daniel, who is seriously ill.
Acting
Montiel's smoldering debut—she knew exactly what she was doing
Cinematography
Fake India shot in Madrid, somehow works
Costume
Montiel's saris: cultural appropriation but make it fashion
Director
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Padre Santiago Hernández
Sara Montiel
Guyerati
Enrique Guitart Matas
Sander
Rafael Romero Marchent
Modu
Antonio Almorós
Mauro
Alberto Romea
Padre Daniel
Julia Caba Alba
Teresa
Rafael Bardem
Reverendo Carty
Luis Pérez de León
Patro
Santiago Rivero
Rameni
Fernando Sancho
Clarenberg
Félix Briones
Hechicero
Manuel Kayser
Vicario
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely in Spain with Spanish actors in brownface—a fascinating/infuriating document of 1940s Spanish Orientalism.
Sáenz de Heredia was Franco's favorite director; this was his 'prestige' religious drama, though the erotic tension slipped past censors somehow.
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