La Controverse de Valladolid (1992): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1992, La Controverse de Valladolid is a drama, película de tv and historia film directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. Spain conquered the seas, found a new world and different realities than the one known in Europe. But a question needed to be answered with what they found in those new territories: do the Indians have souls? The Church, bound to protect and convert the natives and the conquerors who treated them like slaves and thought they were only merchandising, expose their arguments and reasonings at what would be known as the Vallidolid controversy. Between them, there's a cardinal hearing both parts and trying to get reasonable answers from this critical question.

Who’s in it. La Controverse de Valladolid stars Jean-Pierre Marielle as Bartolomé de las Casas, Jean-Louis Trintignant as Ginèse de Sepúlveda, Jean Carmet as Le Légat du Pape and Jean-Michel Dupuis, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, La Controverse de Valladolid has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch La Controverse de Valladolid page.

If you liked it. Fans of La Controverse de Valladolid tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.