The Abyss Opens
| The Abyss Opens | |
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| Directed by | Pierre Chenal | 
| Written by | Vicente Chas Madariaga  Augusto A. Guibourg León Klimovsky John Knittel  | 
| Produced by | Jaime Prades | 
| Starring | Sebastián Chiola  Silvana Roth Ricardo Passano  | 
| Cinematography | Bob Roberts | 
| Edited by | Pierre Chenal  Antonio Cunill Jr. Kurt Land  | 
| Music by | Juan Ehlert | 
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Running time  | 96 minutes | 
| Country | Argentina | 
| Language | Spanish | 
The Abyss Opens (Spanish: Se abre el abismo) is a 1945 Argentine thriller film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, 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.
Cast
- Sebastián Chiola as Juez Eduardo Cáceres
 - Silvana Roth as Silvia Ferry
 - Ricardo Passano as Martín Ferry
 - Homero Cárpena as Gregorio Andrada
 - Guillermo Battaglia as Pedro Ferry
 - Judith Sulian as María Ferry
 - Ana Arneodo as Sra. Casares
 - Carlos Bellucci as Sr. Terrada
 - Armando Bo as Lucio Terrada
 - Juan Bono as Juez reemplazante
 - Alberto Contreras as Mariano Fábregas
 - Cirilo Etulain as Empleado de juzgado
 - Francisco García Garaba as Juez Bergara
 - Pedro Laxalt as Dr. Morales
 - Elsa O'Connor as Sra. Ferry
 - Amelia Senisterra as Sra. Terrada
 
References
Bibliography
- 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.
 
