Law of Desire (1987)
Overview
Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 9.983 |
Directed By
Pedro Almodóvar
Crew
Pedro Almodóvar
Teresa Matías
Federico Bermúdez de Castro
Ángel Luis Fernández
José Salcedo
Pedro Almodóvar
Agustín Almodóvar
Esther García
Ceesepe
Javier Fernández
Rafael Moleón
Reyes Abades
Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos
José María de Cossío
Antonio Illán
Agustín Almodóvar
Juan Pedro Hernández
Jacinto Cora
Jesús Peña
Jim Willis
TOP CAST
Eusebio Poncela
Pablo Quintero
Carmen Maura
Tina Quintero
Antonio Banderas
Antonio Benítez
Miguel Molina
Juan Bermúdez
Fernando Guillén
Detective
Manuela Velasco
Ada
Nacho Martínez
Doctor Martín
Bibiana Fernández
Ada’s Mother
Helga Liné
Antonio’s Mother
Germán Cobos
El Cura
Fernando Guillén Cuervo
Policía hijo
Marta Fernández Muro
Groupi.
Lupe Barrado
Enfermera
Alfonso Vallejo
Sargento
Maruchi León
Hermana de Juan
José Manuel Bello
Guardia joven
Agustín Almodóvar
Abogado
Rossy de Palma
Locutora tele
José Ramón Pardo
Policía (as José R. Pardo)
Juan A. Granja
Modelo Impo.
Angie Gray
Chica
Hector Saurint
Periodista
José Ramón Fernández
Chico 1
Pepe Patatín
Dependiente
Victoria Abril
Girl with Juan (uncredited)
Pedro Almodóvar
Dependiente ferretería (uncredited)
Manuel Cano
Actor de doblaje 1 (uncredited)
Fabio McNamara
Chico que intenta ligar con Juan en el bar (uncredited)
José Moratalla
Actor de doblaje 2 (uncredited)
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