Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- Spain
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- In Spanish — subtitles on.
The story
During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.
- bullfighting
- village
- satire
- spanish civil war (1936-39)
- soldier
- bull
- platoon
- behind enemy lines
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- José Sacristán — Teniente Broseta
- Carles Velat — Cura
- Eduardo Calvo — Coronel Republicano
- Violeta Cela — Guadalupe
- Agustín González — Comandante Nacional
- María Luisa Ponte — Juana
- Amelia de la Torre — Adela
- Carlos Tristancho — Cartujano
- Valeriano Andrés — Párroco
- María Elena Flores — Vicenta
- Antonio Gamero — Sargento Nacional 1º
- Directed
- Luis García Berlanga
- Written
- Luis García Berlanga, Rafael Azcona
Production
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 70 ratings
- Studio
- Jet Films, Incine
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
