The Executioner
8.2
43,242
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- Original title
- El verdugo
- Year
- 1963
- Running time
- 90 min.
- Country
Spain
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- José Isbert
- Nino Manfredi
- Emma Penella
- José Luis López Vázquez
- Ángel Álvarez
- María Luisa Ponte
- María Isbert
- Julia Caba Alba
- Guido Alberti
- Erasmo Pascual
- Xan das Bolas
- José Orjas
- José María Prada
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- Music
- Cinematography
Tonino Delli Colli (B&W)- Producer
- Co-production Spain-Italy;
- Genre
- Comedy | Satire. Black Comedy. Cult movie
- Synopsis
- An undertaker's assistant marries an executioner's daughter, and the new groom takes on his father-in-law's job but grows real squeamish when the time comes to execute someone. UK TimeOut movie critic wrote: "Regularly voted by its country's critics as the best Spanish film of all time, Berlanga's brilliant dark comedy on the peculiar horror of the garotte has not lost its power over the years."
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1963: Venice Film Festival: FIPRESCI Award1964: CEC Medals: Best Original Story.1964: Sant Jordi Awards: Best Spanish Picture. 2 nominations
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 4 My Favorite Movies from Spain (507)
- 47 My Favorite Comedies (255)
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