Calle Mayor (film)

Calle Mayor
Spanish theatrical release poster
Directed byJuan Antonio Bardem
Written byJuan Antonio Bardem
Produced byCesáreo González
StarringBetsy Blair
José Suárez
CinematographyMichel Kelber
Edited byMargarita de Ochoa
Music byIsidro B. Maiztegui
Joseph Kosma
Distributed bySuevia Films
Release date
  • 5 December 1956 (1956-12-05)
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Main Street (Spanish: Calle Mayor) is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem starring Betsy Blair and José Suárez. It is based on a Carlos Arniches play titled La señorita de Trévelez. The shooting locations were Palencia, Cuenca and Logroño. The film won the FIPRESCI Award at the Venice Film Festival. It was also selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 30th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Main Street in Palencia, location of several key sequences of Calle Mayor