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Rafael Gil | |
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 Rafael Gil in 1970 | |
| Born | 22 May 1913 |
| Died | 10 July 1986 (1986-07-11) (aged 73) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Film director andscreenwriter |
| Years active | 1937–1984 |
Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanishfilm director andscreenwriter. His filmLa guerra de Dios (1953) won the Bronze Lion at theVenice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at theSan Sebastián International Film Festival. His filmLa noche del sábado (1950) was nominated for theGold Lion at the 1950 Venice Film Festival and his filmEl beso de Judas (1954) was also nominated for theGold Lion at the 1954 festival in Venice. His filmLet's Make the Impossible! (1958) was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at theBerlin International Film Festival. He has won nine prizes of the National Syndicate of Spectacle of Spain.
Gil was a prominent director of theFranco era. His later works, often in collaboration with the Pro-Francoscreenwriter andnovelistFernando Vizcaíno Casas, looked back nostalgically to the years of Franco's rule.[1]
