The Witnesses (Los testigos) 53 years old

This stark Chilean melodrama concerns itself with the plight of slum dwellers living outside Santiago. For many years they have, with great difficulty, been faithfully paying small sums to a real estate man. This man has said that by doing so they can obtain title to the miniscule plots of land their houses stand on. In fact, he has been swindling them and does not even own the land he has been "selling." One of the aggrieved slum dwellers confronts him about this while he is visiting the slum, and the real estate agent shoots him before everyone's eyes. The question confronting these witnesses is whether testifying against this monster will make their lives even more precarious.

Credits

The Witnesses Cast

Name Character
Nelson Villagra He was 33, now 87 years old as Ramon
Jaime Vadell He was 35, now 89 years old as Domingo
Marcelo Gaete

The Witnesses Crew

Name Department
The Witnesses poster
The Witnesses (53 years)

  • Release day: Monday, June 21, 1971
  • Runtime: 77 minutes