The Seven Madmen

The Seven Madmen (Spanish: Los siete locos, also known as The Revolution of the Seven Madmen) is a 1973 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Alfredo Alcón, Norma Aleandro and Héctor Alterio. It was based on the novels Los siete locos (The Seven Madmen) and Los lanzallamas (The Flamethowers), by Roberto Arlt. The film was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Award.^[1]

The Seven Madmen
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Directed by	Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Screenplay by	Mirta Arlt Beatriz Guido Luis Pico Estrada Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Based on	Los siete locos and Los lanzallamas by Roberto Arlt
Produced by	Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Starring	Alfredo Alcón Norma Aleandro Héctor Alterio Thelma Biral Sergio Renán Osvaldo Terranova
Cinematography	Aníbal Di Salvo
Edited by	Armando Blanco Antonio Ripoll
Music by	Mariano Etkin Osvaldo Requena
Production company	Producciones Cinematográficas Litoral S.A.C.I.F.I.
Distributed by	Contracuadro
Release date	1973 (1973)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Cast

• Alfredo Alcón as Erdosain
• Norma Aleandro as Hipólita
• Héctor Alterio as Gregorio Barsut
• Thelma Biral as Elsa
• Sergio Renán as El Rufián Melancólico
• José Slavin as Alberto
• Osvaldo Terranova as Ángel Erqueta
• Leonor Manso
• Lilian Riera
• Luis Politti
• Noemí Granata
• Oscar Pedemonti
• Saul Jarlip
• Jorge Povarché
• Mario Nervi
• Laura Conte