El Lazarillo de Tormes

El Lazarillo de Tormes is a 1959 Spanish-Italian film directed by César Fernández Ardavín. An adaptation of the anonymous sixteenth century novel Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), it tells the story of Lazarillo, a poor boy who has to live by his wits after being sold to a series of cruel masters.

Plot
The film focuses on the childhood of Lazarillo (Marco Paoletti), a young man from a very humble family who is entrusted by his mother to a blind man (Carlos Casaravilla) to serve as his apprentice.

Cast

 * Marco Paoletti - Lazarillo
 * Juan José Menéndez - The Squire
 * Carlos Casaravilla - Ciego (Blind Man)
 * Memmo Carotenuto - Cómico (The Actor)
 * Antonio Molino Rojo - Alguacil (Bailiff)
 * Margarita Lozano - Antona
 * Emilio Santiago - Sacristán de la Sagra
 * Pilar Sanclemente - Ciega (Blind Girl)
 * Mary Paz Pondal - Moza 1ª (Girl #1)
 * Ana Rivero - Moza 2ª (Girl #2)
 * Juana Cáceres - Mujer sacristán
 * Luis Roses - Tejero
 * Victoria Rambla - Viuda (Widow)
 * Carmen Rodríguez - Hilandera vieja
 * Ángeles Macua - Hilandera joven

Awards

 * Won
 * Berlin Film Festival: Golden Bear
 * Premios CEC: Best Film and Best Director