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The Court of the Pharaoh(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-09-26
56%
27 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
Overview:
In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage of the artistic caprices of the son of a rich man who supports the regime. They try to stage a Pre-war 'zarzuela' (a sort of Spanish operetta), 'La Corte Del Faraón', which ironically, thirty years later, is too obscene for the regime censorship. They finally manage to perform the 'zarzuela' but end up in the police station where they confirm that justice depends on which side are you on
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Spain
ProductionCompanies: 
Lince Films S.A.
Movie: The Court of the Pharaoh
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ana Belén
Mari Pili / Lota
Antonio Banderas
Fray José / José en un momento posterior
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Roque
Juan Diego
Roberto
Guillermo Montesinos
Antonio / José al principio
José Luis López Vázquez
Comisario
Josema Yuste
Tarsicio / Putifar
Quique Camoiras
Corcuera/Rey
Agustín González
Padre Calleja
Luis Ciges
Huete
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Overview
In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage of the artistic caprices of the son of a rich man who supports the regime. They try to stage a Pre-war 'zarzuela' (a sort of Spanish operetta), 'La Corte Del Faraón', which ironically, thirty years later, is too obscene for the regime censorship. They finally manage to perform the 'zarzuela' but end up in the police station where they confirm that justice depends on which side are you on
Release Date
1985-09-26
Average
5.63
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
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Languages:
Español
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