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The Cemetery of the Eagles

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The Cemetery of the Eagles
Directed byLuis Lezama
Written byÍñigo de Martino
Alfredo Noriega
Rafael M. Saavedra
StarringJorge Negrete
Margarita Mora
José Macip
CinematographyEzequiel Carrasco
Edited byJoseph Noriega
Music byAlfonso Esparza Oteo
Production
company
Aztla Films
Distributed byAztla Films
Release date
  • 1 September 1939 (1939-09-01)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

The Cemetery of the Eagles (Spanish:El cementerio de las águilas) is a 1939 Mexican historical war film directed by Luis Lezama and starring Jorge Negrete, Margarita Mora and José Macip. It is set during the Mexican–American War of the 1840s.[1] The film's sets were designed by José Rodríguez Granada. The battles of Churubusco and Chapultepec were recreated. It premiered on 1 September 1939, the same day as the Second World War broke out in Europe.[2] The film's overtly patriotic theme proved very popular at the Mexican box office.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Van Wagenen p.136
  2. ^ Van Wagenen p.139
  3. ^ Van Wagenen p.136

Bibliography

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  • Van Wagenen, Michael. Remembering the Forgotten War: The Enduring Legacies of the U.S./Mexican War. Univ of Massachusetts Press, 2012.
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