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The Holy Inquisition is a film of genre Drama directed by Arturo Ripstein with Diana Bracho

The Holy Inquisition (1974)

The Holy Inquisition
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Length 2h7
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Genres Drama,    Historical
Rating71% 3.5641353.5641353.5641353.5641353.564135

The Holy Office (Spanish: El santo oficio) is a 1974 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival and won the Silver Goddess for Best Film in 1974 awarded by the Mexican Cinema Journalists.

Actors

Diana Bracho

(Mariana de Carvajal (?))Jorge Luke

(Luis de Carvajal)Claudio Brook

(Fray Alonso de Peralta)Antonio Bravo

(Rabino Morales)Arturo Beristáin

(Baltasar)
And :
Rafael Banquells
Silvia Mariscal
Martin LaSalle
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