Leap to Fame (1959)

9.0/10 • 115 min • Drama History

Overview

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.

Cast

Adolfo Marsillach

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Julia Caba Alba

Old woman on train

Rafael Bardem

Professor Casas

Asunción Sancho

Silvería

Mario Morales

Antonio Rivas

Isabel de Pomés

Mother

José Marco Davó

Don Justo

Matilde Muñoz Sampedro

Animal seller

José Riesgo

Ángel Álvarez

Photographer

Ángel Calero

Priest

José Sepúlveda

Shoe salesman

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