La Escopeta Nacional (1978)
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Few sacred cows go un-gored in this satirical Spanish movie. In Spain, as in England, instead of getting together over a round of golf, it is customary for the power elite to gather at a country estate for a long weekend of "hunting," which basically consists of standing in one spot… More Few sacred cows go un-gored in this satirical Spanish movie. In Spain, as in England, instead of getting together over a round of golf, it is customary for the power elite to gather at a country estate for a long weekend of "hunting," which basically consists of standing in one spot shooting at game which is being driven toward the hunters. Between shots, the elite converse. In the story, a Catalan businessman pays an impoverished nobleman for the use of his country estate and its game. He is hosting this party to win the goodwill of a group of investors whom he hopes will back one of his schemes. Sprinkled among the businessmen are some more twisted types, every one of them a genuine aristocrat or the member of some government or other -- even a dictator in exile from his Latin American country. A powerful but disapproving priest surveys the scene with outspoken scorn. When the businessman learns that he has backed the wrong horse, and that a new government is being formed, he scrambles to curry favor with those few of his guests who are part of the next group to come to power. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Luis García Berlanga
- Written By
- Rafael Azcona
- Genres
- Comedy
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Cast
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José Sazatornil
as Jaime Ganivel
- Antonio Ferrandis
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Jose Luis Lopez Vasquez
as Luis Jose
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Rafael Alonso
as Cerrillo
- Luis Escobar
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Agustin Gonzalez
as Father Calvo
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Andres Mejuto
as De Prada
- Concha Montes
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Monica Randal
as Merce
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Barbara Rey
as Vera del Bosque
- Amparo Soler Leal
- Rosanna Yanni
- José Luis López Vázquez
