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 | 19.376 |
Directed By
Pedro Almodóvar
Crew
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
Agustín Almodóvar
Bernardo Bonezzi
José Luis Alcaine
Félix Murcia
José María de Cossío
Pedro Almodóvar
Jean Cocteau
Antonio Llorens
José Salcedo
Luis Castro
Eduardo Fernández
Gilles Ortion
Jesús Moncusi
Juan Pedro Hernández
Gregorio Ros
Esther García
Julián Núñez Sánchez
Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos
Emilio Cañuelo
Federico del Cerro
Carlos García Cambero
David Jareño
Daniel Miranda
Martín Sánchez Fernández
Ramón Moya
Antonio «Mármol» Rodríguez
Reyes Abades
Pablo Núñez
Paulino Alonso
Alberto Arnal
Enrique Bello
Fernando Beltrán
Macusa Cores
Joaquín Manchado
Alfredo Mayo
Ángel Megino
Carlos Miguel
Fulgencio Rodríguez
Juan Carlos Rodríguez
Josune Lasa
Manuel Laguna
Rosa Ortiz
Ximo Michavila
Juan Carlos Garrido
Marisa Ibarra
Ángel Frutos
Juan Luis Grande
Julián Hernández
José Mancheño
Fernanda Arnal
Alejandro Vázquez
Juan Gatti
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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