Vengeance
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Juan Antonio Bardem
Written by	Juan Antonio Bardem
Produced by	Cesáreo González Manuel J. Goyanes
Starring	Raf Vallone Carmen Sevilla Jorge Mistral Manuel Alexandre Fernando Rey
Narrated by	Francisco Rabal
Cinematography	Mario Pacheco
Edited by	Margarita de Ochoa
Music by	Isidro B. Maiztegui
Release dates	1958 (1958) (Cannes Film Festival) 16 February 1959 (1959-02-16)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Vengeance (Spanish: La venganza) is a 1958 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. It was co-produced with Italy, starring Italian Raf Vallone. Francisco Rabal narrates the film. It was shown at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival^[1] but not released in Spain until the following year. The film had serious troubles with Spanish censorship. Bardem even went to prison and it was an international scandal. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[2]

Plot

Juan (Jorge Mistral) returns to town after being locked up for ten years for a crime he did not commit. Together with his sister Andrea (Carmen Sevilla) they decide to take revenge on who they believe is to blame for the family's ills: Luis "el Torcido" (Raf Vallone). To do this, the two brothers will join a gang of reapers looking for work in the fields of Castilla and whose boss is their rival.

Cast

• Carmen Sevilla as Andrea Díaz
• Raf Vallone as Luis 'El Torcido'
• Jorge Mistral as Juan Díaz
• José Prada as Santiago 'El Viejo'
• Manuel Alexandre as Pablo 'El Tinorio'
• Manuel Peiró as Maxi 'El Chico'
• Conchita Bautista as Cantante
• José Marco Davó
• Rafael Bardem
• Maria Zanoli
• Xan das Bolas as Segador gallego
• Rufino Inglés
• Ángel Álvarez
• Goyo Lebrero
• José Riesgo