---
title: 'Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luis García Berlanga'
released: '1953-04-04'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/welcome-mr-marshall-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045554/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953)

1953 · 95 min · Comedy · Spain

Original title: Bienvenido, Mister Marshall

## Synopsis

Welcome Mr. Marshall! is a 1953 Spanish satirical absurdist comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga, and considered one of the masterpieces of Spanish cinema. The film highlights the stereotypes held by both the Spanish and the Americans regarding the culture of the other, as well as displays social criticism of 1950s Francoist Spain. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. It was the first full-length film Berlanga directed alone.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luis García Berlanga](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-garcia-berlanga)
- **Screenplay:** [Luis García Berlanga](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-garcia-berlanga), [Miguel Mihura](https://cinepixo.com/people/miguel-mihura), [Juan Antonio Bardem](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-antonio-bardem)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jesús García Leoz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesus-garcia-leoz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Manuel Berenguer](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-berenguer)

## Cast

- [Lolita Sevilla](https://cinepixo.com/people/lolita-sevilla)
- [Félix Fernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-fernandez)
- [José Isbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-isbert)
- [Manuel Alexandre](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-alexandre)
- [Rafael Alonso](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-alonso)
- [Elvira Quintillá](https://cinepixo.com/people/elvira-quintilla)
- [Ángel Álvarez](https://cinepixo.com/people/angel-alvarez)
- [Manuel Rosellón](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-rosellon)
- [Fernando Rey](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-rey)
- [Alberto Romea](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-romea)
- [José Vivó](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-vivo)
- [Manolo Morán](https://cinepixo.com/people/manolo-moran)
- [José Riesgo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-riesgo)
- [José Franco](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-franco)

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