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 | 12.27 |
Directed By
Pedro Almodóvar
Crew
José Luis Alcaine
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
Bernardo Bonezzi
Agustín Almodóvar
Félix Murcia
Pedro Almodóvar
José María de Cossío
Eduardo Fernández
José Salcedo
Antonio Llorens
Jean Cocteau
Pedro Almodóvar
Gilles Ortion
Luis Castro
Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos
Carlos García Cambero
Alfredo Mayo
Federico del Cerro
Carlos Miguel
Juan Pedro Hernández
Emilio Cañuelo
Antonio «Mármol» Rodríguez
Paulino Alonso
Enrique Bello
Fernando Beltrán
Josune Lasa
David Jareño
Manuel Laguna
Ramón Moya
Juan Carlos Garrido
Esther García
Pablo Núñez
Gregorio Ros
Daniel Miranda
Reyes Abades
Joaquín Manchado
Macusa Cores
Fulgencio Rodríguez
Juan Carlos Rodríguez
Ángel Megino
Rosa Ortiz
Julián Núñez Sánchez
Alberto Arnal
Martín Sánchez Fernández
Ximo Michavila
Jesús Moncusi
Fernanda Arnal
Juan Luis Grande
Ángel Frutos
Alejandro Vázquez
Juan Gatti
Marisa Ibarra
Julián Hernández
José Mancheño
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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