Comedy · Spain · 1963 · 1h 36m

La becerrada

Director

Cast

Fernando Fernán Gómez as Francisco Rodríguez 'Juncal' Amparo Soler Leal as Sor María Nuria Torray as Sor Leocadia María José Alfonso as Sor Matilde Antonio Ordóñez as Antonio Ordóñez Antonio Bienvenida as Antonio Bienvenida

Crew

Alejandro Ulloa — Director of Photography Alfonso Santacana — Editor Graciano Tarragó — Original Music Composer Ricardo Muñoz Suay — Screenplay José María Forqué — Writer Jaime de Armiñán — Writer

Synopsis

San Ginés de la Sierra is a small village lost in the mountains in southern Spain. It is known throughout the region for two peculiar characteristics: its "persistent" drought and a "Home of the Vanquished". This "home" is an institution that houses some twenty old people, to whose care are eleven nuns and crosses a distressing economic situation. The nuns are desperately seeking a solution and decide to hold a charity bulls run.

Key Collaborators

José María Forqué Director Alejandro Ulloa Director of Photography Alfonso Santacana Editor Graciano Tarragó Original Music Composer Ricardo Muñoz Suay Screenplay José María Forqué Writer Jaime de Armiñán Writer Antonio Cortés Production Design

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