The Executioner(1963)
An original and brilliant movie
An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.
Movie: The Executioner
Top 10 Billed Cast
José Luis Rodríguez, el enterrador
Carmen, la hija de Amadeo
Amadeo, el verdugo
Antonio Rodríguez, el hermano mayor de José Luis
Álvarez, el enterrador
Director de la prisión
Mujer visitante de la obra nº 2
Estefanía, esposa de Antonio
Ignacia, esposa de Álvarez
San Martín
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Pedro Almodóvar on Filmmaker Luis García Berlanga
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