Alfredo Mayo, Ana Mariscal, José Nieto, Blanca de Silos, Rosina Mendía, Pilar Soler. Based on the novel by Francisco Franco (as Jaime de Andrade). Originally released as a motion picture in 1942. For special features see interactive menu.
Summary:
Pedro Churruca, a marine, has been killed in Cuba during the confrontation between Spain and the United States. His widow, Isabel Acuña educates her children to follow very different paths. Isabel lives with a military man; Jaime enters a monastary; Pedro pursues a political career, and José a military career. The Spanish Civil War provokes a disintegration of the family.
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