The Holy Innocents (1984)
Overview
Somewhere in the spanish country, in the 60s. Paco and his wife Régula are very poor. They work as tenant farmers for a very wealthy landowner. They have 3 children. One is backward. The others can not got to school because the master "needs" their work. When Regula's brother is fired from where he has worked for 61 years, he settles down at their little place... An attack against the archaism of the spanish country of the 60s.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,149,062.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 3.531 |
Directed By
Mario Camus
Crew
Mario Camus
Mario Camus
Miguel Delibes
Julián Martín
Rafael Palmero
Azucena Rodríguez
Eduardo Fernández
Mariano García Rey
Julián Mateos
José María Biurrún
Antonio Larreta
Hans Burmann
Manolo Matji
Julia Salvador
Benito Rabal
Julián Ruiz
Reyes Abades
Marisa Ibarra
Josefa Rubio
Alfredo Díaz
Marina Rodríguez
Andrés Santana
Manuel Velasco
Carlos Faruolo
Fulgencio Rodríguez
Walter Prieto
César Benítez
Luis Castro
Rafael Palmero
Antón García Abril
León Revuelta
Ramón Moya
TOP CAST
Alfredo Landa
Paco, El Bajo
Terele Pávez
Régula
Belén Ballesteros
Nieves
Juan Sachez
Quirce
Susana Sánchez
La Niña Chica
Francisco Rabal
Azarías
Ágata Lys
Doña Pura
Agustín González
Don Pedro
Juan Diego
Señorito Iván
Mary Carrillo
Señora Marquesa
José Guardiola
Señorito de la Jara
Manuel Zarzo
Don Manuel, el doctor
Maribel Martín
Miriam
Liberto Rabal
Carlos Alberto
Pepín Salvador
Obispo
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