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Film · 2016

Altamira

Directed by Hugh Hudson · starring Antonio Banderas, Javivi and Pierre Niney

  • 1 h 37 min
  • Biography · Drama · History
  • SpainFrance
  • 6.2 AverageMovieNCo
  • 5.8 Users16 votes
  • 6.5 Critics2 reviews

Synopsis

'Altamira' is a historical film directed by Hugh Hudson. It is his first feature film in fifteen years, since his last one in 2000.

Focused at the end of the XIX Century, this film tells the story of a family man, Marcelino, an amateur archeologist that discovers with his 9 years old daughter something that will change the way the human history has been stablished since the beginning: a few pre-historical paintings inside some caves in Santander. These discoveries will be later known as the Altamira's caves. The Catholic church and the scientific community of that time found this discovery fraudulent and as an attack on the faith of the Christian community. This controversy will tear their family apart and only redemption and recognition will make things right for them.

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Availability checked on 8 November 2026.

The essentials

Runtime
97 min1 hour and 37 minutes
Budget
€8.5mMorena Films
How long is Altamira?
1 hour and 37 minutes (97 minutes).
Who directed Altamira?
Hugh Hudson.
Who is in Altamira?
It stars Antonio Banderas, Javivi, Pierre Niney and Clement Sibony.
Where can I watch Altamira?
In the UK it is available free on Prime Video and to buy on Apple TV.
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Director
Hugh Hudson

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 2 reviews
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What the critics say average 6.5 from 2 outlets

  • 7.0 CinemaníaSergio F. Pinilla "Hugh Hudson, who directs 'Altamira', leaves behind his role as an author and works for a big production full of epic and melodramatic stories". Read
  • 6.0 FotogramasJordi Batlle Caminal "This new Hudson film is plain, academic and without any creative freedom. But at the same time within its limitations we find a professional work with educational ambitions". Read

Soundtrack

All 17 songs
  1. Nocturne (Op.46, No. 2)Christopher Glynn, piano Spotify
  2. AltamiraM, Knopfler cues published Will D, Side Ltd, Hornsall Brothers Music Ltd, E Spotify
  3. Polonaise (Op. 40, No.1)Christopher Glynn, piano Spotify
  4. Sonata in C (K.545)Christopher Glynn Spotify

Trivia

  • 'Altamira' is Hugh Hudson's first feature he directs after a 15 year absence.

  • Dire Straits' lead singer and guitarrist, Mark Knopfler, was the composer of the music of 'Altamira'.

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