Dispute in Valladolid (1992)

  • U
  • 05/02/1992 (FR)
  • History, Drama, TV Movie
  • 1h 30m

Overview

Spain conquered the seas, found a new world and different realities than the one known in Europe. But a question needed to be answered with what they found in those new territories: do the Indians have souls? The Church, bound to protect and convert the natives and the conquerors who treated them like slaves and thought they were only merchandising, expose their arguments and reasonings at what would be known as the Vallidolid controversy. Between them, there's a cardinal hearing both parts and trying to get reasonable answers from this critical question.

Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe

Director

Jean-Claude Carrière

Writer

Cast

Jean-Pierre Marielle's headshot

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Bartolomé de las Casas
Jean-Louis Trintignant's headshot

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Ginèse de Sepúlveda
Jean Carmet's headshot

Jean Carmet

Le Légat du Pape
Jean-Michel Dupuis's headshot

Jean-Michel Dupuis

Claude Laugier's headshot

Claude Laugier

Frère Ambrosiano
Didier Bourguignon's headshot

Didier Bourguignon

Le scribe
Dominique Noé's headshot

Dominique Noé

Un assesseur du légat
Emmanuel-Georges Delajoie's headshot

Emmanuel-Georges Delajoie

L'ouvrier africain

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