Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing

Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing

1989 · 106 min · ★ 7.2 · Comedy

Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year.

Directed by José Luis Cuerda · Written by José Luis Cuerda

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Manuel Alexandre Paquito
Rafael Alonso Mayor
María Ángeles Ariza Merceditas
Aurora Bautista La Padington
Elisa Belmonte Soprano
Arturo Bonín Bruno
Alberto Bové Pedro
Paco Cambres Don Alonso - The Medical Doctor
Cassen Priest
Violeta Cela La Mercedes
Luis Ciges Jimmy
Queta Claver Doña Remedios

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