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Rafael Gil

1913 – 1986

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Rafael Gil was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film I Was a Parish Priest (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. His film La noche del sábado (1950) was nominated for the Gold Lion at the 1950 Venice Film Festival and his film El beso de Judas (1954) was also nominated for the Gold Lion at the 1954 festival in Venice. His film Let's Make the Impossible! (1958) was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. He has won nine prizes of the National Syndicate of Spectacle of Spain.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
May 22, 1913
Madrid
Date of death
September 10, 1986
Madrid
Citizenship

Spain

Occupations & fields
film directorscreenwriterjournalist
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