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The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)96 minComedyRating 55/100

In one of Luis García Berlanga’s gentlest comedies, an aging American scientist (Oscar winner Edmund Gwenn) goes incognito, trading in his career as a prominent atomic-bomb expert for a tranquil retirement on the Mediterranean coast. While in hiding, he cultivates the persona of a friendly wanderer, finding companions among his neighbors and using his pyrotechnical expertise to create a dazzling fireworks display for the local fiesta. Where Berlanga’s most acclaimed films skewer the blinkered provincialism of village life, this heartfelt valentine to small-town Spain celebrates the friendships that hold such tight-knit communities together.

Cast: Edmund Gwenn, Valentina Cortese, Juan Calvo, Franco Fabrizi, Félix Fernández, José Isbert, José Luis Ozores

Director: Luis García Berlanga