1959    1h 55mBiography, Drama
5.59.0
The story of doctor Santiago Ramón y Cajal, who adapting Golgi's silver staining method enabled the visualization of the real structure of the central nervous system, based on individual cells, the neurons. For which both were bestowed the Nobel prize in 1906.
Directed by León Klimovsky

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  • Adolfo MarsillachSantiago Ramón y Cajal
  • Julia Caba AlbaOld woman on train
  • Rafael BardemProfessor Casas
  • Asunción SanchoSilvería
  • Mario MoralesAntonio Rivas
  • Isabel de PomésMother
  • José Marco DavóDon Justo
  • María del Valle
  • Ángel Luis ÁlvarezSantiago (young)
  • Miguel Ángel RodríguezPedro (young)
  • Estrella MartínezEnriqueta
  • Elías RodríguezTomás
  • Matilde Muñoz SampedroAnimal seller
  • José Riesgo
  • Francisco Masana
  • Ángel ÁlvarezPhotographer
  • Ángel CaleroPriest
  • José Luis Torrado
  • Luciano DíazFarmer
  • José SepúlvedaShoe salesman

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