The Rocket from Calabuch

Calabuch (US title: The Rocket From Calabuch) is a 1956 comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga.

Calabuch
Spanish film poster
Directed by	Luis García Berlanga
Written by	Leonardo Martín Florentino Soria Luis García Berlanga Ennio Flaiano
Starring	Edmund Gwenn Valentina Cortese Franco Fabrizi José Isbert Manuel Alexandre
Cinematography	Francisco Sempere
Edited by	Pepita Orduna
Music by	Guido Guerrini
Release date	1 October 1956 (1956-10-01)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Spain-Italy
Language	Spanish

Synopsis

Calabuch is a little village in the coast of Spain. There arrives Dr. George Hamilton (Edmund Gwenn), a scientist expert in rockets who is tired of his job.

Hamilton decides to help people of Calabuch in a fireworks competition. He wins and his photo appears in the local newspaper and then NASA and the army find him.^[1]

Production background

This Spanish-Italian co-production was filmed in Peniscola, Castellón, and features an international cast led by British-American actor Edmund Gwenn in his last film role,^[2] and Italians Valentina Cortese and Franco Fabrizi. Berlanga won the OCIC Award at the Venice Film Festival.^[3]