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The Court of the Pharaoh

Sep 26, 1985 · 1h 38m
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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

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CAST

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
Directed by José Luis García Sánchez

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Status
Released
Original language
ES
Budget
—
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Production
Lince Films S.A., TVE
Country
ES

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