Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Overview
Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $700,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $14,979,298.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 13.978 |
Directed By
Pedro Almodóvar
Crew
Pedro Almodóvar
Bernardo Bonezzi
José Luis Alcaine
Agustín Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
José María de Cossío
Pedro Almodóvar
Félix Murcia
José Salcedo
Jean Cocteau
Eduardo Fernández
Luis Castro
Antonio Llorens
Pedro Almodóvar
Gilles Ortion
Jesús Moncusi
Antonio «Mármol» Rodríguez
Alfredo Mayo
Julián Núñez Sánchez
Federico del Cerro
Juan Carlos Rodríguez
David Jareño
Alberto Arnal
Gregorio Ros
Pablo Núñez
Rosa Ortiz
Josune Lasa
Ximo Michavila
Esther García
Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos
Emilio Cañuelo
Carlos García Cambero
Paulino Alonso
Fernando Beltrán
Macusa Cores
Ramón Moya
Fulgencio Rodríguez
Juan Carlos Garrido
Martín Sánchez Fernández
Juan Pedro Hernández
Daniel Miranda
Reyes Abades
Enrique Bello
Joaquín Manchado
Ángel Megino
Manuel Laguna
Carlos Miguel
Juan Gatti
Ángel Frutos
Juan Luis Grande
Marisa Ibarra
Julián Hernández
Fernanda Arnal
José Mancheño
Alejandro Vázquez
TOP CAST
Carmen Maura
Pepa
Antonio Banderas
Carlos
Julieta Serrano
Lucía
María Barranco
Candela
Rossy de Palma
Marisa
Kiti Mánver
Paulina Morales
Guillermo Montesinos
Taxi Driver
Chus Lampreave
Jehovah's Witness Goalkeeper
Eduardo Calvo
Lucía's Father
Loles León
Secretary
Ángel de Andrés López
Police I
Fernando Guillén
Iván
Juan Lombardero
Germán
José Antonio Navarro
Police II
Ana Leza
Ana
Mary González
Lucía's Mother
Lupe Barrado
Secretaria Paulina
Joaquín Climent
Police I Spot
Chema Gil
Police II Spot
Gabriel Latorre
Priest
Francisca Caballero
TV Announcer
Carlos García Cambero
Breakdown Employee
Agustín Almodóvar
Real Estate Employee
Carmen Espada
Pharmacist
Federico García Cambero
Pharmacy Clerk
Gregorio Ros
Doctor
Imanol Uribe
Husband
José Marco
Godfather
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