The Court of the Pharaoh (1985)
September 26, 1985
Comedy, Music
1h 38m


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
Cast & Crew
- Director
- José Luis García Sánchez
- Mari Pili / Lota Ana Belén
- Fray José / José en un momento posterior Antonio Banderas
- Roque Fernando Fernán Gómez
- Roberto Juan Diego
- Antonio / José al principio Guillermo Montesinos
- Comisario José Luis López Vázquez
- Tarsicio / Putifar Josema Yuste
- Corcuera/Rey Quique Camoiras