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Night of the Pencils (Spanish: La noche de los lápices) is a 1986 Argentine historical drama film directed by Héctor Olivera and written by Olivera and Daniel Kon. It is based on the non-fiction book by María Seoane and Héctor Ruiz Núñez. It stars Alejo García Pintos, Vita Escardó, Leonardo Sbaraglia, José María Monje, Pablo Machado, Adriana Salonia and Héctor Bidonde. The film, based on the actual events recorded in history as the "Night of the pencils" (La noche de los lápices), tells the story of seven students who, after protesting for lower bus fares in the city of La Plata, were abducted in September 1976, during Argentina's last dictatorship (1976 - 1983), and subsequently disappeared. Only one student survived to tell what happened.
Original Release
09/04/1986
US Release
03/14/1987
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alejo Garcia Pintos | Pablo |
Vita Escardó | Claudia |
Pablo Novak | Horacio (as Pablo Novarro) / Horacio |
Leonardo Sbaraglia | Daniel |
José María Monje | Panchito (as José Ma. Monje Berbel) / Panchito |
Pablo Machado | Claudio |
Adriana Salonia | María Clara |
David Gerber | Rusito |
Marcelo Serre | Corchito |
Walter Peña | Carozo Schunk |
Directors
Writers
Daniel Kon, Héctor Olivera, María Seoane, Héctor Ruiz Núñez
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alejo Garcia Pintos | Pablo |
Vita Escardó | Claudia |
Pablo Novak | Horacio (as Pablo Novarro) / Horacio |
Leonardo Sbaraglia | Daniel |
José María Monje | Panchito (as José Ma. Monje Berbel) / Panchito |
Pablo Machado | Claudio |
Adriana Salonia | María Clara |
David Gerber | Rusito |
Marcelo Serre | Corchito |
Walter Peña | Carozo Schunk |
Daniel San Joaquín | Chirom |
Demián Celentano | Diamanti |
Mariana Cedon | Luisa Pisani (as Mariana Cedrón) / Luisa Pisani |
Diego Korol | Crivelli |
Gustavo Tieffenberg | Delegado asamblea 1 (as Gustavo Tiffemberg) / Delegado asamblea 1 |
María Celina Bedini | Delegado asamblea 2 |
Carlos Lazzarini | Delegado asamblea 3 |
Cecilia Liébana | Delegado asamblea 4 |
Ana Celentano | Delegado asamblea 5 |
Gabriel Meyer | Delegado asamblea 6 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Fernando Ayala | Producer |
Alejandro Sessa | Producer |