| El Santo de la Espada | |
|---|---|
| English | The Saint of the Sword |
| Directed by | Leopoldo Torre Nilsson |
| Written by | Beatriz Guido Ulises Petit de Murat Luis Pico Estrada Ricardo Rojas Leopoldo Torre Nilsson |
| Produced by | Marcelo Simonetti Leopoldo Torre Nilsson |
| Cinematography | Aníbal Di Salvo |
| Edited by | Antonio Ripoll |
| Music by | Ariel Ramírez |
Production company | Producciones Maipú |
| Distributed by | Contracuadro |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
El Santo de la Espada (in English, The Saint of the Sword) is a 1970 Argentine historical epic film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Alfredo Alcón. It narrates the life of José de San Martín. It was written by Beatriz Guido and Luis Pico Estrada, based on the eponymous novel by Ricardo Rojas. The script was supervised by the Sanmartinian National Institute. It had a great success, and it is the most successful movie about "El Libertador" San Martín, although it received some negative reviews due to historical inaccuracies.[1]