A Long Return
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| A Long Return | |
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| Directed by | Pedro Lazaga |
| Produced by | Manuel Perez |
| Written by | Juan Cobos Miguel Rubio |
| Starring | Mark Burns Lynne Frederick Charo Lopez Ricardo Merino |
| Music by | Anton Garcia Abril |
| Cinematography | Francisco Sempere |
| Editing by | Alfonso Santacana |
| Release date(s) | May 26, 1975 |
| Running time | 116 min |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | English |
A Long Return, also known by the title A Largo Retorno in Spain, is a 1975 Spanish romantic film, directed by Pedro Lazaga.
Plot
An architect David Ortega (Mark Burns) finally finds his true love after a lifetime of searching. They marry, and soon afterward discover that his woman Anna (Lynne Frederick) has an incurable disease. She is frozen until the day her condition is curable. That day does not come until 40 years later. The architect is now quite old, and though their love is as strong as ever, he dies soon afterwards.
Cast
- Mark Burns ... David Ortega
- Lynne Frederick ... Anna Ortega
- Charo Lopez ... Irene
- Ricardo Merino ... Carlos
- George Rigaud ... Doctor Valls
- Andrés Mejuto ... Father of Anna
- Mayrata O'Wiesiedo ... Mother of Anna
- Adriano Dominguez ... Martin
- Cocha Cuetos ... Adela
- Juan Diego ... Docteur Aguirre
- Fernando Hilbeck ... Doctor Armayor
Filming
The film was recorded in Madrid, Segovia, Venice and Mallorca, bettwen 1974-1975. It was released in Spain on May 26, 1975, and then was only available in the mid 80’s on PAL VCR. It was released in English, Spanish, and English with Greek Subtitles. It was never available in the US on DVD or VHS. Today the film is out of print and physical copies are near impossible to find anywhere.
