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Leap to Fame poster

Leap to Fame (1959)

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.

Release: 1959-10-27
Runtime: 115 min
Rating: 9 / 10
Cast
Adolfo Marsillach
Adolfo Marsillach
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Julia Caba Alba
Julia Caba Alba
Old woman on train
Rafael Bardem
Rafael Bardem
Professor Casas
Asunción Sancho
Asunción Sancho
Silvería
Mario Morales
Mario Morales
Antonio Rivas
Isabel de Pomés
Isabel de Pomés
Mother
José Marco Davó
José Marco Davó
Don Justo
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María del Valle
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Ángel Luis Álvarez
Santiago (young)
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Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Pedro (young)
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Estrella Martínez
Enriqueta
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Elías Rodríguez
Tomás
Matilde Muñoz Sampedro
Matilde Muñoz Sampedro
Animal seller
José Riesgo
José Riesgo
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Francisco Masana
Ángel Álvarez
Ángel Álvarez
Photographer
Ángel Calero
Ángel Calero
Priest
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José Luis Torrado