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Night of the Pencils
Night of the Pencils

Night of the Pencils

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The Night of the Pencils was a series of kidnappings and forced disappearances, followed by the torture, rape, and murder of a number of young students during the last Argentine dictatorship (known as the National Reorganization Process). The kidnappings took place over the course of several days beginning on September 16, 1976.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

04 September 1986

Country

Argentina

Cast

Alejo Garcia Pintos

Alejo Garcia Pintos

Pablo

Vita Escardó

Vita Escardó

Claudia

Pablo Novak

Pablo Novak

Horacio (as Pablo Novarro)

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Daniel

José María Monje

José María Monje

Panchito (as José Ma. Monje Berbel)

Pablo Machado

Pablo Machado

Claudio

Adriana Salonia

Adriana Salonia

María Clara

David Gerber

David Gerber

Rusito

Marcelo Serre

Marcelo Serre

Corchito

Walter Peña

Walter Peña

Carozo Schunk

Daniel San Joaquín

Daniel San Joaquín

Chirom

Demián Celentano

Demián Celentano

Diamanti

Mariana Cedon

Mariana Cedon

Luisa Pisani (as Mariana Cedrón)

Diego Korol

Diego Korol

Crivelli

Gustavo Tieffenberg

Gustavo Tieffenberg

Delegado asamblea 1 (as Gustavo Tiffemberg)

María Celina Bedini

María Celina Bedini

Delegado asamblea 2

Carlos Lazzarini

Carlos Lazzarini

Delegado asamblea 3

Cecilia Liébana

Cecilia Liébana

Delegado asamblea 4

Ana Celentano

Ana Celentano

Delegado asamblea 5

Gabriel Meyer

Gabriel Meyer

Delegado asamblea 6

Jorge Mastropietro

Jorge Mastropietro

Delegado asamblea 7

Matías Ruiz

Matías Ruiz

Estudiante primer año 1

Matías Coleff

Matías Coleff

Estudiante primer año 2

Tina Serrano

Tina Serrano

Nelva de Falcone

Héctor Bidonde

Héctor Bidonde

Doctor Falcone

Esteban Student

Esteban Student

Jorge Falcone

Angela Ragno

Angela Ragno

Olga de Ungaro

Maruja Pibernat

Maruja Pibernat

Tía Rosa

Mario Rolla

Mario Rolla

Benito Díaz

Pochi Ducasse

Pochi Ducasse

Hedda de Díaz

Guillermina Selay

Guillermina Selay

Marisa Díaz

Alejandro Galluccio

Alejandro Galluccio

Daniel Díaz

Juan Manuel Tenuta

Juan Manuel Tenuta

Rector 'La Legión'

Fernanda Diaz

Fernanda Diaz

Profesora 'Bellas Artes'

Felisa Rocha

Felisa Rocha

Profesora de inglés

Héctor Ezcurra

Héctor Ezcurra

Rector Colegio Nacional

Hebe Vardino

Hebe Vardino

Profesora Colegio Normal

Enrique Riestra

Enrique Riestra

Policía de civil 1

Juan Palomino

Juan Palomino

Policía uniformado 1

Fredy Magliaro

Fredy Magliaro

Policía uniformado 2

Luis Minces

Luis Minces

Judío

Guillermo Bravo Sosa

Guillermo Bravo Sosa

Católico

Ricardo Alanis

Ricardo Alanis

Montonero (as Ricardo Alaniz)

Alejandra Sirlin

Alejandra Sirlin

Muchacha

Octavio Gaspar

Octavio Gaspar

Muchacho

Carlos Weber

Carlos Weber

Lobo

Miguel Habud

Miguel Habud

Kung-Fu (as Miguel Ángel Habud)

Alberto Busaid

Alberto Busaid

Gordo

Alfonso De Grazia

Alfonso De Grazia

Falso cura

Néstor Jorge

Néstor Jorge

Rubio

Ricardo Ibarlin

Ricardo Ibarlin

Chofer

María Nydia Ursi

María Nydia Ursi

Eugenia (as María Nidia Ursi)

Andrea Bonelli

Andrea Bonelli

Moni

Manuel Callau

Manuel Callau

Osvaldo

Martín Coria

Martín Coria

El Negro

Miguel Ángel Porro

Miguel Ángel Porro

Cárdenas

Lorenzo Quinteros

Lorenzo Quinteros

Raúl

José Andrada

José Andrada

Guardia

Felipe Méndez

Felipe Méndez

Médico

Miguel Dedovich

Miguel Dedovich

Teniente Coronel

Ricardo Fasan

Ricardo Fasan

Oficial comisaría

Humberto Serrano

Humberto Serrano

Supuesto capitán

Francisco Cocuzza

Francisco Cocuzza

Comisario jefatura (as Franco Cocuzza)

Juan Carlos Gianuzzi

Juan Carlos Gianuzzi

Capitán regimiento

María José López

María José López

Secretario del obispo

Daniel Kargieman

Daniel Kargieman

Cura arzobispado

Isabel Quinteros

Isabel Quinteros

Mujer humilde

Rúbens Correa

Rúbens Correa

Doctor Rossi

Pablo Moretti

Pablo Moretti

Funcionario en TV

Marcelo Demarchi

Marcelo Demarchi

Periodista TV 1

Roxana Bignasco

Roxana Bignasco

Periodista TV 2

Lucio Rubinacci

Lucio Rubinacci

Locutor TV 1

Adolfo Vázquez Gamboa

Adolfo Vázquez Gamboa

Locutor TV 2

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