Death of a Bureaucrat ( La muerte de un burócrata )

Death of a Bureaucrat (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: La muerte de un burócrata
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Switzerland ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
84 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1966 and produced in:
Cuba ( Latin America, Mexico )

Directed By:
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Written By:
Alfredo L. Del Cueto

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Ramón F. Suárez

Actors:
Salvador Wood ..... Nephew
Silvia Planas ..... Aunt
Manuel Estanillo ..... Bureaucrat
Omar Alfonso ..... Cojimar
Tania Alvarado ..... Nephew's boss
Pedro Pablo Astorga ..... Sabor
Alicia Bustamante ..... El Zorro
Gaspar De Santelices ..... Psychiatrist
Rafael Díaz ..... Tarafa
Roberto Gacio
Carlos Gargallo
Elsa Montero
Rolando de los Reyes
Fausto Rodríguez
Luis Romay
Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera
Rafael Sosa
Richard Suarez
Rolando Vidal
Laura Zarrabeitia

Synopsis:
A Cuban worker dies accidentally and is buried together with his union card. It soon turns out that the widow will absolutely need the card for claiming her pension. Young nephew starts his hilarious fight against the authorities in order to disinter and rebury his uncle and retrieve the precious document.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 14 January, 2019.