The Children of Sanchez
MovieTitle | The Children of Sanchez |
User score | 5.7 |
Release date | Jun 16, 1978 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Hall Bartlett |
Production country | United States of America, Mexico |
Production companies | Carmel Enterprises, Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE), Hall Bartlett Productions |
Run time | 126 min. |
Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to provide for his family in Mexico City. Also starring Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo and Stathis Giallelis as Roberto. This is the last film in the 50-year career of international star Dolores del Rio, who plays the Grandma. Jazz-pop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score.