Leap to Fame
1959, Spanish. Directed by León Klimovsky.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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Cast & crew
- León KlimovskyDirector
- Adolfo MarsillachSantiago Ramón y Cajal
- Julia Caba AlbaOld woman on train
- Rafael BardemProfessor Casas
- Asunción SanchoSilvería
- Mario MoralesAntonio Rivas
- Isabel de PomésMother
- José Marco DavóDon Justo
- María del ValleCast
- Ángel Luis ÁlvarezSantiago (young)
- Miguel Ángel RodríguezPedro (young)
- Estrella MartínezEnriqueta
- Elías RodríguezTomás
Details
- Released
- 27 October 1959
- Original title
- Salto a la gloria
- Country
- Spain
- Written by
- Vicente Escrivá, Manuel Pombo Angulo, Ramón D. Faraldo
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Leap to Fame runs 115 minutes (1h 55m).
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Which OTT platform is Leap to Fame on?
Leap to Fame isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 October 1959. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Leap to Fame?
If you liked Leap to Fame, try Zama, Munich - The Edge of War, Adventures of a Mathematician.
Who directed Leap to Fame?
Leap to Fame (1959) was directed by León Klimovsky and stars Adolfo Marsillach, Julia Caba Alba, Rafael Bardem.