The Court of the Pharaoh (1985)

Poster for 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

Cast & Crew

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

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