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Cast
Jean-Pierre Marielle
as Bartolomé de las Casas
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Ginèse de Sepúlveda
Jean Carmet
as Le Légat du Pape
Jean-Michel Dupuis
as Le Colon
Claude Laugier
as Frère Ambrosiano
Didier Bourguignon
as Le scribe
Dominique Noé
as Un assesseur du légat
Emmanuel-Georges Delajoie
as L'ouvrier africain
Franck Laigneau
as Le jeune moine au claquoir
Jean Nehr
as Assistant de Las Casas
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1992
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresHistory, Drama, TV Movie
Votes37
DirectorJean-Daniel Verhaeghe
WritersJean-Claude Carrière
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDispute in Valladolid
About Dispute in Valladolid
Spain conquered the seas, found a new world and different realities than the one known in Europe. But a question needed to be answered with what they found in those new territories: do the Indians have souls? The Church, bound to protect and convert the natives and the conquerors who treated them like slaves and thought they were only merchandising, expose their arguments and reasonings at what would be known as the Vallidolid controversy. Between them, there's a cardinal hearing both parts and trying to get reasonable answers from this critical question.
Directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe, Dispute in Valladolid leans on a strong ensemble — Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean Carmet — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about history titles of 1992.
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