Santiago (1956 film)

Santiago
Directed byGordon Douglas
Written byMartin Rackin
John Twist
Based onSantiago by Martin Rackin
Produced byAlan Ladd
Martin Rackin
StarringAlan Ladd
Rossana Podestà
Lloyd Nolan
CinematographyJohn F. Seitz
Edited byOwen Marks
Music byDavid Buttolph
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • July 13, 1956 (1956-07-13)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2 million (US)[1]

Santiago,is a 1956 American Warnercolor adventure film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Alan Ladd, Rossana Podestà and Lloyd Nolan. It is set in 1898 Cuba against the background of the Cuban War of Independence. Martin Rackin wrote the screenplay, based on his unpublished novel, as well as producing the film. Ladd also co-produced the film that was made and distributed by Warner Brothers.

  1. ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957