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The Court of the Pharaoh

57% | Sep 26, 1985 | Comedy, Music

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

Featured Crew

José Luis García Sánchez
Director
José Luis Alcaine
Cinematography

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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Juan Diego
Roberto
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Guillermo Montesinos
Antonio / José al principio

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