Comedy ·Drama · Spain · 1963 · 1h 31m

The Executioner

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The Executioner poster
Director
Luis García Berlanga
Cast
Nino Manfredi as José Luis Rodríguez, el enterrador Emma Penella as Carmen, la hija de Amadeo José Isbert as Amadeo, el verdugo José Luis López Vázquez as Antonio Rodríguez, el hermano mayor de José Luis Ángel Álvarez as Álvarez, el enterrador Guido Alberti as Director de la prisión
Crew
Tonino Delli Colli — Director of Photography Alfonso Santacana — Editor Miguel Asins Arbó — Original Music Composer Rafael Azcona — Screenplay Luis García Berlanga — Screenplay Ennio Flaiano — Screenplay
Tagline

An original and brilliant movie

Synopsis

An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.

Trailer The Executioner — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
dying and deathdeath penaltyspainmallorca island, spainretirementhangmanexecutionerundertakerweddingdeathgrave digger
Key Collaborators
Luis García Berlanga Director Tonino Delli Colli Director of Photography Alfonso Santacana Editor Miguel Asins Arbó Original Music Composer Rafael Azcona Screenplay Luis García Berlanga Screenplay Ennio Flaiano Screenplay Moris Ergas Producer
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