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Placido(1962)
Status: Released
Date: 1962-06-27
77%
89 Votes
Time: 1h 24m
Overview:
In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless person to sit down to dinner at their wealthy table. Plácido, a humble worker, is hired by the organizers to participate in a parade with his three-wheeled vehicle, a seemingly simple mission that will not be easy for him to accomplish.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Spain
ProductionCompanies:
Jet Films
Movie: Placido
Top 10 Billed Cast
Cassen
Plácido
José Luis López Vázquez
Gabino Quintanilla
Elvira Quintillá
Emilia
Manuel Alexandre
Julián
María Francés
Nun
Jesús Puche
Amelia de la Torre
Mrs. Galán
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Overview
In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless person to sit down to dinner at their wealthy table. Plácido, a humble worker, is hired by the organizers to participate in a parade with his three-wheeled vehicle, a seemingly simple mission that will not be easy for him to accomplish.
Release Date
1962-06-27
Average
7.708
Rating:
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