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Leap to Fame (1959)
115 min | Biography, Drama

Leap to Fame (1959)

115 min | Biography, Drama

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...See moreThe 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. See less

Director

León Klimovsky

Writers

Vicente Escrivá (screenplay) (dialogue) (treatment) | Manuel Pombo Angulo (screenplay) (dialogue) | Ramón D. Faraldo (treatment)

Composer

Isidro B. Maiztegui (as Isidro Maiztegui)

Cinematographer

Godofredo Pacheco (as Godo Pacheco)

Editor

José Antonio Rojo

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Updated Jul 31, 1959

Release date

Aug 11, 1960 (Mexico)

Awards

6 wins

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Cast	+ Add Cast
42 cast members

Name	Known for
Adolfo Marsillach Santiago Ramón y Cajal Santiago Ramón y Cajal See fewer	Esquilache (1989)
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