The Recourse to the Method

The Recourse to the Method (Spanish: El recurso del método) is a Mexican-Cuban drama film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same name written by Alejo Carpentier. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] The film was also selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]

The Recourse to the Method
Film poster
Directed by	Miguel Littín
Written by	Alejo Carpentier Régis Debray Miguel Littín
Produced by	Héctor López Michèle Ray-Gavras Vicente Silva
Starring	Nelson Villagra
Cinematography	Ricardo Aronovich
Edited by	Ramón Aupart
Release date	5 May 1978 (1978-05-05)
Running time	164 minutes
Countries	Mexico Cuba
Language	Spanish

Cast

• Nelson Villagra - El Primer Magistrado
• Ernesto Gómez Cruz - Cholo
• Salvador Sánchez - Peralta
• Reynaldo Miravalles - Oberst Hoffmann
• Raúl Pomares - General Galván
• Katy Jurado - La Mayorala
• Alain Cuny - El Académico
• Gabriel Retes - El Estudiante
• María Adelina Vera - La Hija del Presidente
• Roger Cudney - Army captain
• Didier Flamand
• Denis Perrot
• Monique Perrot
• Jacques Rispal

See also

• List of submissions to the 51st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Cuban submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film