The Children of Sanchez

5.7
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 126 min
  • Premiere: 1978. June 16.

Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to provide for his family in Mexico City. Also starring Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo and Stathis Giallelis as Roberto. This is the last film in the 50-year career of international star Dolores del Rio, who plays the Grandma. Jazz-pop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score.

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Art

Enrique Estévez

Art Direction

Enrique Estévez

Set Decoration

Camera

Gabriel Figueroa

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

William Ware Theiss

Costume Design

Alberto López

Assistant Makeup Artist

Bill Thomas

Costume Design

Elda Loza

Makeup Artist

Directing

Hall Bartlett

Director

Editing

Dennis Brookins

Negative Cutter

Production

Hall Bartlett

Producer

Sound

Chuck Mangione

Original Music Composer

Mick Guzauski

Sound Mixer

Edward L. Thirlwell

Sound Effects

Steve Maslow

Sound Mixer

Cruz Carrasco

Sound Recordist

Writing