Welcome Mr. Marshall!

• 7.395 Comedy
• 1953-04-04
• 78 minutes mins

A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its ruling townsmen begin preparations to impress the American visitors, in the hopes of benefiting under the Marshall Plan. Hoping to demonstrate the side of Spanish culture with which the visiting foreign officials would be more familiarized, the Castilian citizens don unfamiliar Andalusian costumes, hire a renowned flamenco performer, and re-decorate their town in Andalusian style, meantime waiting for their uncertain arrival.

Starring:

José Isbert (Don Pablo, el alcalde) Manolo Morán (Manolo) Lolita Sevilla (Carmen Vargas) Alberto Romea (Don Luis, el caballero) Elvira Quintillá (Señorita Eloísa, la maestra) Luis Pérez de León (Don Cosme, el cura) Félix Fernández (Don Emiliano, el médico) Nicolás D. Perchicot (Boticario) Fernando Aguirre (Geronimo - el secretario) Emilio Santiago (Barbero (uncredited))

Director:

Luis García Berlanga

Writer:

Miguel Mihura Juan Antonio Bardem Luis García Berlanga