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The Court of the Pharaoh

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

1985 |1h 38m |  Comedy, Music

Cast

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Ana Belén

Mari Pili / Lota

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Antonio Banderas

Fray José / José en un momento posterior

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Fernando Fernán Gómez

Roque

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Juan Diego

Roberto

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Guillermo Montesinos

Antonio / José al principio

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José Luis López Vázquez

Comisario

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Josema Yuste

Tarsicio / Putifar

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Quique Camoiras

Corcuera/Rey

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Agustín González

Padre Calleja

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Luis Ciges

Huete

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Mary Carmen Ramírez

Fernanda / Reina

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María Luisa Ponte

Patricia

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Millán Salcedo

Copero

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Antonio Gamero

Ramírez

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Status

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Language

Spanish

Budget

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