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The Nail
Top 10 Billed Cast
Amparo Rivelles
Blanca
Rafael Durán
Javier Zarco
Juan Espantaleón
Juan
Milagros Leal
Authoritarian Lady
Joaquín Roa
Berrugo
Irene Caba Alba
Old Female Witness
Juan Calvo
Peasant
Ramón Martori
Prosecutor
Rafaela Satorrés
Doña Blanca
José María Lado
Alfonso Gutiérrez del Romeral
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Overview
Spain, late 19th century. Judge Javier Zarco finds in a cemetery a skull pierced by a nail and suspects that a murder has been committed.
Release Date
1944-10-05
Average
5.9
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
The sublime romance of an enigmatic love
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