Calabuch (US title: The Rocket From Calabuch) is a 1956 comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga.

Synopsis

Calabuch is a little village in the coast of Spain. There arrives Dr. George Hamilton (Edmund Gwenn), a scientist expert in rockets who is tired of his job.

The Rocket from Calabuch

Hamilton decides to help people of Calabuch in a fireworks competition. He wins and his photo appears in the local newspaper and then NASA and the army find him.

The Rocket from Calabuch

Production background

This Spanish-Italian co-production was filmed in Peniscola, Castellón, and features an international cast led by British-American actor Edmund Gwenn in his last film role, and Italians Valentina Cortese and Franco Fabrizi. Berlanga won the OCIC Award at the Venice Film Festival.

The Rocket from Calabuch

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References

1956 films

1950s Spanish-language films

Italian comedy films

Spanish black-and-white films

Spanish comedy films

Spain in fiction

Films directed by Luis García Berlanga

1956 comedy films

1950s Spanish films

1950s Italian films