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
Released: Sep 26, 1985
Runtime: 98 minutes
Stars: Ana Belén, Antonio Banderas, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Juan Diego, Guillermo Montesinos, José Luis López Vázquez
Crew: José Luis García Sánchez (Director), Pablo G. del Amo (Editor), Vicente Lleó (Music), José Luis Alcaine (Cinematography), Rafael Azcona (Writer), José Luis García Sánchez (Writer)