Miguel Littín

Miguel Littín

Miguel Ernesto Littín Cucumides is a Chilean film director, screenwriter, film producer and novelist. Miguel Littín directed the most popular Chilean film of all times, El Chacal de Nahueltoro (1969) becoming a figure of the New Latin American Cinema. In México he directed several films. Letters from Marusia, based on a miners strike in Chile. Letters from Marusia was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. El Recurso del Método (Long Live the President) based on the Alejo Carpentier's book El Recurso del método (Reasons of State) a co-production with Mexico,France and Cuba. The Widow of Montiel with Geraldine Chaplin based on a Gabriel García Márquez short story. Then he went to Nicaragua to do Alsino and the Condor, based the novel Alsino by Pedro Prado. In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. He moved to Spain in 1984, Littín decided to enter Chile clandestine to do a documentary that showed the condition of the country under the Pinochet's regime. It was made the subject of Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez's book Clandestine in Chile: The Adventures of Miguel Littin. He eventually returned to Chile where he continued to make films, among them Tierra del Fuego based on the adventures of Julius Popper an explorer and Dawson, Isla 10, about a group of political prisoners sent to Dawson's island during Pinochet's regime. Littín was the mayor of his home town in the center valley, Palmilla in 1992-94 and re-elected for the period 1996-2000. His films Actas de Marusia and Alsino and the Condor were nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Best Film in a Foreign Language. Alsino and the Condor won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2005 film The Last Moon was entered into the 27th Moscow International Film Festival.

  • Title: Miguel Littín
  • Popularity: 0.529
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1942-08-09
  • Place of Birth: Palmilla, O'Higgins, Chile
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  • Also Known As: Miguel Ernesto Littín Cucumides, 米盖尔·里廷
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Miguel Littín Movies

  • 1965
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    El Analfabeto

    El Analfabeto

    1 1965 HD

    Two guerrillas (Miguel Littin and Jorge Guerra) wander lost in the desert until one of them dies. A jeep appears in the distance to rescue the...

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  • 2018
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    Santiago, Italia

    Santiago, Italia

    7.2 2018 HD

    After the coup d'État of the Democratic government of Allende, the embassy of Italy in Santiago played a major role in helping the opposers of...

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  • 1965
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    Ana

    Ana

    1 1965 HD

    Sequences that illustrate moments in a woman's life, in parallel to the political events happening in South America during the 60's.

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  • 1967
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    Érase un niño, un guerrillero, un caballo…

    Érase un niño, un guerrillero, un caballo…

    1 1967 HD

    Feature film that wraps, through Jorge Lillo's text, three short films by Helvio Soto

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  • 1964
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    Yo tenía un camarada

    Yo tenía un camarada

    6 1964 HD

    A boy goes to his friend's funeral procession. When he realizes that his grave does not have flowers like the others, and that he does not have money...

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  • 1975
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    Letters from Marusia

    Letters from Marusia

    5.3 1975 HD

    Chronicle of the repression that a foreign company exerts on the miners of a small nitrate town in Chile, whose workers decide to claim their most...

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  • 2009
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    Dawson Isla 10

    Dawson Isla 10

    5.6 2009 HD

    After the 1973 coup that deposed Allende and brought Pinochet to power in Chile, the former members of his cabinet are imprisoned on Dawson Island,...

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  • 1970
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    Jackal of Nahueltoro

    Jackal of Nahueltoro

    6.7 1970 HD

    Based on an actual murder case that ignited a furious debate over the death penalty in Chile in 1960, this experimental social drama portrays the...

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  • 1970
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    Jackal of Nahueltoro

    Jackal of Nahueltoro

    6.7 1970 HD

    Based on an actual murder case that ignited a furious debate over the death penalty in Chile in 1960, this experimental social drama portrays the...

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  • 1990
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    Sandino

    Sandino

    6 1990 HD

    Narrative of a period of life (1926 - 1934) of the Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Sandino, who was known as "The general of free men."

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  • 2005
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    La última luna

    La última luna

    4.3 2005 HD

    Palestine 1914. One morning in July, Soliman, a young Palestinian and Jacob, his Jewish friend, begin to build a house in Beit-Sajour, in the hills...

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  • 1994
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    Los náufragos

    Los náufragos

    4.6 1994 HD

    After 20 years of exile, Aron returns to Chile to find out who he is. He asks questions, not only of those who stayed behind but also of himself,...

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  • 1973
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    The Promised Land

    The Promised Land

    4.5 1973 HD

    During the socialist government of Marmaduke Grove in 1932, a group of villagers decide to take some land in the area of ​​Palmilla. Almost like...

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  • 1982
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    Alsino and the Condor

    Alsino and the Condor

    5.2 1982 HD

    Alsino, a boy of 10 or 12, lives with his grandmother in a remote area of Nicaragua. He's engulfed in the war between rebels and government troops...

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  • 1982
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    Alsino and the Condor

    Alsino and the Condor

    5.2 1982 HD

    Alsino, a boy of 10 or 12, lives with his grandmother in a remote area of Nicaragua. He's engulfed in the war between rebels and government troops...

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  • 1978
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    The Recourse to the Method

    The Recourse to the Method

    6.1 1978 HD

    Set in the early 1900s, this film charts the rule of a Latin American dictator as he moves from being a charming despot to a tyrannical ruler before...

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  • 1975
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    Letters from Marusia

    Letters from Marusia

    5.3 1975 HD

    Chronicle of the repression that a foreign company exerts on the miners of a small nitrate town in Chile, whose workers decide to claim their most...

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  • 1965
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    Por la tierra ajena

    Por la tierra ajena

    1 1965 HD

    We remain on the street, this space that is perhaps the great territory of invention for Latin American cinema. Held at the Centro de Cine...

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  • 1979
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    La viuda de Montiel

    La viuda de Montiel

    5.7 1979 HD

    Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Littín. It is based on a short story of the same name by Gabriel García Marquez. It was entered...

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  • 1979
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    La viuda de Montiel

    La viuda de Montiel

    5.7 1979 HD

    Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Littín. It is based on a short story of the same name by Gabriel García Marquez. It was entered...

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  • 2000
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    Tierra del fuego

    Tierra del fuego

    5.2 2000 HD

    The film is based on the novel (of the same name) by the Chilean writer Francisco Coloane, and on the chronicles of the Romanian engineer Julius...

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  • 1986
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    Chile: A Genral Record

    Chile: A Genral Record

    6 1986 HD

    In 1985, Miguel Littin returned clandestinely to Chile and made this documentary divided in four parts about the political reality of the country....

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  • 2014
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    Allende in His Maze

    Allende in His Maze

    6.7 2014 HD

    The last 7 hours of former President of Chile Salvador Allende, and his closest collaborators inside the Palace of La Moneda, during the brutal...

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  • 2014
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    Allende in His Maze

    Allende in His Maze

    6.7 2014 HD

    The last 7 hours of former President of Chile Salvador Allende, and his closest collaborators inside the Palace of La Moneda, during the brutal...

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  • 1990
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    Sandino

    Sandino

    6 1990 HD

    Narrative of a period of life (1926 - 1934) of the Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Sandino, who was known as "The general of free men."

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  • 1971
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    Compañero Presidente

    Compañero Presidente

    7.2 1971 HD

    On January 4, 1971, an extensive dialogue takes place between the president of Chile Salvador Allende and the French intellectual Regis Debray, a...

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  • 2005
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    La última luna

    La última luna

    4.3 2005 HD

    Palestine 1914. One morning in July, Soliman, a young Palestinian and Jacob, his Jewish friend, begin to build a house in Beit-Sajour, in the hills...

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  • 2005
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    La última luna

    La última luna

    4.3 2005 HD

    Palestine 1914. One morning in July, Soliman, a young Palestinian and Jacob, his Jewish friend, begin to build a house in Beit-Sajour, in the hills...

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  • 1973
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    You Speak of Chile: What Allende Said

    You Speak of Chile: What Allende Said

    5.8 1973 HD

    Salvador Allende interviewed by Régis Debray in 1971.

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  • 1978
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    The Recourse to the Method

    The Recourse to the Method

    6.1 1978 HD

    Set in the early 1900s, this film charts the rule of a Latin American dictator as he moves from being a charming despot to a tyrannical ruler before...

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  • 1973
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    The Promised Land

    The Promised Land

    4.5 1973 HD

    During the socialist government of Marmaduke Grove in 1932, a group of villagers decide to take some land in the area of ​​Palmilla. Almost like...

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  • 1965
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    Por la tierra ajena

    Por la tierra ajena

    1 1965 HD

    We remain on the street, this space that is perhaps the great territory of invention for Latin American cinema. Held at the Centro de Cine...

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  • 1999
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    Cinco marineros y un ataúd verde

    Cinco marineros y un ataúd verde

    1 1999 HD

    In the seas of southern Chile, where the known world ends, in dangerous waters and ghost ports, a space where everything is possible, a group of...

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  • 1999
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    Cinco marineros y un ataúd verde

    Cinco marineros y un ataúd verde

    1 1999 HD

    In the seas of southern Chile, where the known world ends, in dangerous waters and ghost ports, a space where everything is possible, a group of...

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  • 2009
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    Dawson Isla 10

    Dawson Isla 10

    5.6 2009 HD

    After the 1973 coup that deposed Allende and brought Pinochet to power in Chile, the former members of his cabinet are imprisoned on Dawson Island,...

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  • 2009
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    Dawson Isla 10

    Dawson Isla 10

    5.6 2009 HD

    After the 1973 coup that deposed Allende and brought Pinochet to power in Chile, the former members of his cabinet are imprisoned on Dawson Island,...

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  • 2004
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    El duelo

    El duelo

    1 2004 HD

    Two men at cause of confusion and superstitions become involved in a duel that ends unexpectedly.

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  • 2004
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    El duelo

    El duelo

    1 2004 HD

    Two men at cause of confusion and superstitions become involved in a duel that ends unexpectedly.

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  • 1994
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    Los náufragos

    Los náufragos

    4.6 1994 HD

    After 20 years of exile, Aron returns to Chile to find out who he is. He asks questions, not only of those who stayed behind but also of himself,...

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  • 2011
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    Mentiras verdaderas

    Mentiras verdaderas

    5.5 2011 HD

    Daily interviews discussing the guest's personal lives and national contingency.

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  • 2015
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    Algo personal

    Algo personal

    2 2015 HD

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  • 2020
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    Chilevisión 60

    Chilevisión 60

    1 2020 HD

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  • 1987
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    Lorca: Death of a Poet

    Lorca: Death of a Poet

    5.4 1987 HD

    Lorca, a great Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the...

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  • 1970
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    Lorca: Death of a Poet

    Lorca: Death of a Poet

    3 1970 HD

    Different stories about people having more luck than usual...

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