---
title: 'Dark River (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hugo del Carril'
released: '1952-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Argentina'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dark-river-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044335/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dark River (1952)

1952 · 85 min · Drama · Argentina

Original title: Las aguas bajan turbias

## Synopsis

Dark River is a 1952 Argentine drama film directed by Hugo del Carril, starring del Carril, Adriana Benetti and Raúl del Valle. It is based on a novel by Alfredo Varela. The storyline is about exploitation of peons, and the film has a populist message that ties in with the director's sympathy for Peronism. The film won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hugo del Carril](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-del-carril)
- **Producer:** [Hugo del Carril](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-del-carril)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tito Ribero](https://cinepixo.com/people/tito-ribero)
- **Director of Photography:** [José María Beltrán](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-maria-beltran)

## Cast

- [Margot Cottens](https://cinepixo.com/people/margot-cottens)
- [Adriana Benetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/adriana-benetti)
- [Francisco Audenino](https://cinepixo.com/people/francisco-audenino)
- [Joaquín Petrosino](https://cinepixo.com/people/joaquin-petrosino)
- [Herminia Franco](https://cinepixo.com/people/herminia-franco)
- [Eloy Álvarez](https://cinepixo.com/people/eloy-alvarez)
- [Domingo Garibotto](https://cinepixo.com/people/domingo-garibotto)
- [Carlos Escobares](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-escobares)
- [Pedro Laxalt](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-laxalt)
- [Raúl del Valle](https://cinepixo.com/people/raul-del-valle)
- [Gloria Ferrandiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-ferrandiz)
- [Mecha López](https://cinepixo.com/people/mecha-lopez)
- [Hugo del Carril](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-del-carril)
- [Luis Otero](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-otero)

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