---
title: 'The Power of Darkness (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Sábato'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Argentina'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-power-of-darkness-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175045/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Power of Darkness (1979)

1979 · 90 min · Drama, Horror · Argentina

Original title: El poder de las tinieblas

## Synopsis

The Power of Darkness is a 1979 Argentine mystery-horror thriller film written and directed by Mario Sábato and starring Sergio Renán. It is based on the chapter named Informe sobre ciegos, from the novel On Heroes and Tombs, written by the father of the director, Ernesto Sábato. It was nominated for Best Film at the International Fantasy Film Award Fantasporto in 1982.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Sábato](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-sabato)
- **Screenplay:** [Mario Sábato](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-sabato)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leonardo Rodríguez Solís](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonardo-rodriguez-solis)

## Cast

- [Rodolfo Brindisi](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodolfo-brindisi)
- [Carlos Moreno](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-moreno)
- [Franklin Caicedo](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-caicedo)
- [Aldo Barbero](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-barbero)
- [Enrique Fava](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrique-fava)
- [Sergio Renán](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-renan)
- [Osvaldo Terranova](https://cinepixo.com/people/osvaldo-terranova)
- [Mario Savino](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-savino)
- [Jorge D'Elía](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-d-elia)
- [Graciela Dufau](https://cinepixo.com/people/graciela-dufau)
- [Augusto Larreta](https://cinepixo.com/people/augusto-larreta)
- [Jorge de la Riestra](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-de-la-riestra)
- [Leonor Benedetto](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonor-benedetto)
- [Nelly Prono](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelly-prono)
- [Beatriz Thibaudin](https://cinepixo.com/people/beatriz-thibaudin)

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