Miss Mary (1986)
Overview
A young British woman is hired as a governess by a wealthy Argentine family. Through her position, she slowly sees how the upper class of society is slowly crumbling, and how a fascist movement is preparing to install itself in power.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $10,094.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $267,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.33 |
Directed By
María Luisa Bemberg
Crew
María Luisa Bemberg
Miguel Rodriguez
Jorge Goldenberg
Luis María Serra
Juan Bautista Stagnaro
María Luisa Bemberg
Beda Docampo Feijóo
Luis César D'Angiolillo
Dolly Pussi
Norberto Cesca
Esmeralda Almonacid
Lita Stantic
Christopher Harvengt
Juan José Fernández
Jorge Firdman
Juan José Fernández
Fletcher Henderson
Jorge Stavropulos
Jorge G. Behnisch
Osvaldo Speron
Víctor Dínenzon
Selva Chomnalez
Marta Parga
José Strier
Carlos Gaustein
Esmeralda Almonacid
Graciela Galán
Fabián Giacometti
Virginia Whittmann
Juan José Hernández
Mónica Toschi
Sara Gallegos
Marcos Zimmermann
Mirta Reyes
Gustavo Narváez
Norberto Cesca
Dolly Palero
Patricia Oyuela
Aniano Arana
Mimi Bullrich
Miguel Zarcovich
Edecio Imberi
Perfecto de San José
Michael Lockey
Domingo Fabio
Héctor Álvarez
Julio Gutiérrez
Jorge Hernández
Manuel Presas Legaspi
Marisa Centanni
Sergio Podesta
Rubén Wolf
Miguel Giraudo
Laura Bua
Sonia Grimoldi
Ricardo Ormello
Miguel Apella
TOP CAST
Julie Christie
Mary Mulligan
Nacha Guevara
Mecha
Eduardo Pavlovsky
Alfredo
Gerardo Romano
Ernesto
Iris Marga
Mama Victoria
Guillermo Battaglia
Abuelo
Barbara Bunge
Teresa
Sofía Viruboff
Carolina
Luisina Brando
Perla
Alberto Busaid
Don Mateo
Georgina Parpagnoli
Angelita
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