Scene from the film Prisoners of the Earth
Scene from the film Prisoners of the Earth
Scene from the film Prisoners of the Earth

Prisoners of the Earth

Direction
Year 
1939
Country
  • Argentina
Duration
85min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

Widely considered to be the greatest Argentine film of all time, Prisoners of the Earth was shot on location in the Misiones region and portrays the grim lives of the mensus, indentured workers whose lives are spent harvesting yerba mate for wealthy landowners under grueling conditions. When a rebellious worker and his whip-wielding foreman fall for the same woman, it sets the stage for one of the most brutal acts of vengeance the screen has ever seen.


Prisoners of the Earth was restored as part of The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project at Bologna's L'Immagine Ritrovata. It has been included in Reimagining the Land through their continued generosity. The Film Foundation is currently celebrating its 30th Anniversary.

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Details

  • Original title
    Prisioneros de la tierra
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Ulyses Petit de Murat, Darío Quiroga
  • Cast
    Homero Cárpena, Raúl De Lange, Roberto Fugazot, Elisa Galvé, Ángel Magaña, Francisco Petrone
  • DOP
    Pablo Tabernero
  • Editing
    Gerardo Rinaldi, José de Nico
  • Music
    Lucio Demare
  • Duration
    85 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    1939
  • Country
    • Argentina
  • Colour
    • Black & White

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