Prim: el asesinato de la calle del Turco

Prim: el asesinato de la calle del Turco

A game in which the throne of Spain is at stake

2014 · 98 min · ★ 4.9 · Thriller, History, Drama, TV Movie

Madrid, Spain, December 27, 1870. General Juan Prim i Prats, president of the Council of Ministers and Minister of War gets involved in a treacherous ambush, is mortal injured and dies three days later. A mystery, a conspiracy, a murder that was never solved.

Directed by Miguel Bardem · Written by Virginia Yagüe

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