The Court of the Pharaoh

The Court of the Pharaoh

1985 · 98 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy, Music

In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage of the artistic caprices of the son of a rich man who supports the regime. They try to stage a Pre-war 'zarzuela' (a sort of Spanish operetta), 'La Corte Del Faraón', which ironically, thirty years later, is too obscene for the regime censorship. They finally manage to perform the 'zarzuela' but end up in the police station where they confirm that justice depends on which side are you on

Directed by José Luis García Sánchez · Written by José Luis García Sánchez

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Ana Belén Mari Pili / Lota
Antonio Banderas Friar José / José Later
Fernando Fernán Gómez Roque
Juan Diego Roberto
Guillermo Montesinos Antonio / José at First
José Luis López Vázquez Police Commissioner
Josema Yuste Tarsicio / Putifar
Quique Camoiras Corcuera / King
Agustín González Father Calleja
Luis Ciges Huete
Mary Carmen Ramírez Fernanda / Queen
María Luisa Ponte Patricia

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