La corte de Faraón

Aug 20 1986 N/A 1h 38m
Comedy, Musical

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

Plot

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

Written by

Guillermo Perrín, Miguel de Palacios, Rafael Azcona

Directed by

José Luis García Sánchez

Cast

Ana Belén, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Antonio Banderas

Crew

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Production Countries

Spain

Production Companies

Lince Films S.A.

Languages

Español

Awards

4 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
463
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA