La ballata del boia
Spain / Italy,
1963, 90 min
Directed by:
Luis García BerlangaCinematography:
Tonino Delli ColliComposer:
Miguel Asins ArbóCast:
Nino Manfredi, Emma Penella, José Isbert, José Luis López Vázquez, Ángel Álvarez, Guido Alberti, Chus Lampreave, Alfredo Landa, José Sazatornil (more)Plots(1)
In a random encounter Luis meets Carmen, whose father Amadeo works as an executioner. They start a romance, must get married, and then they live in a state flat with Amadeo. There is a danger that together with Amadeo's retirement they might lose the flat and the executioner pressures scared Luis to take over the job himself. A superb work that caused outrage amongst Francoist leaders. (Summer Film School)
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