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The House of Water (1984)

1h 30m

Running Time

May 16, 1984
Release Date

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The House of Water (1984)

Name: The House of Water
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984-05-16

1h 30m

Running Time

May 16, 1984
Release Date

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Plot.

Set in the 1920s in Venezuela, this political melodrama by Jacobo Penzo follows the decision of the fictional Cruz Elías León (Franklin Virguéz), a young Venezuelan poet, to give up a life of social and possibly mainstream political advancement to go back to his home and family in an isolated fishing village and combat the despotic military dictator in charge of the country.

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Cast & Crew.

Franklin Vírgüez

Cruz Elías Salmerón Acosta

Giles Bickford

Primer gringo

Hilda Vera

La madre

Elba Escobar

Ana Dolores

Doris Wells

Asunción

Luis Rivas

Actor

Tomás Eloy Martínez

Writer

Jacobo Penzo

Director

Juan Carlos Núñez

Music

Ricardo Blanco

Actor

Eduardo Gil

Rafael

Alicia Plaza

Consuelo

Arthur Albert

Cinematographer

Giuliano Ferrioli

Editor

Details.

Release Date

May 16, 1984

Original Name

La casa de agua

Status

Released

Running Time

1h 30m

Genres

Drama

Last updated: 2025-03-30

Wiki.

The House of Water (Spanish: La casa de agua) is a 1983 Venezuelan drama film of the nation's Golden Age directed by Jacobo Penzo. The film was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.