The Abyss Opens (Spanish: Se abre el abismo) is a 1945 Argentine thriller film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Sebastián Chiola, Silvana Roth and Ricardo Passano.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Álvaro Durañona y Vedia.

The Abyss Opens
Directed byPierre Chenal
Written byVicente Chas Madariaga
Augusto A. Guibourg
León Klimovsky
John Knittel
Produced byJaime Prades
StarringSebastián Chiola
Silvana Roth
Ricardo Passano
CinematographyBob Roberts
Edited byPierre Chenal
Antonio Cunill Jr.
Kurt Land
Music byJuan Ehlert
Production
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Release date
  • 16 March 1945 (1945-03-16)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

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References

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  1. ^ Plazaola p.55
  2. ^ Wolf p.227

Bibliography

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  • Plazaola, Luis Trelles. South American Cinema: Dictionary of Film Makers. La Editorial, UPR, 1989.
  • Thompson, Currie K. Picturing Argentina: Myths, Movies, and the Peronist Vision. Cambria Press, 2014
  • Wolf, Sergio, Cine argentino: la otra historia. Letra Buena, 1994.
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