The Love of Captain Brando

The Love of Captain Brando

1974 · 92 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama, Romance

During the last years of Franco's dictatorship, Fernando, an old republican exile, returns to his home in a small Castilian village and befriends Aurora, a young and attractive teacher.

Directed by Jaime de Armiñán · Written by Jaime de Armiñán

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