The Heifer
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- Runtime
- 122 mins
During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.
During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.
Cast
- Alfredo Landa
- Guillermo Montesinos
- Santiago Ramos
- Juanjo Puigcorbé
- José Sacristán
- Carles Velat
- Eduardo Calvo
- Violeta Cela
- Agustín González
- María Luisa Ponte
- Amelia de la Torre
- Carlos Tristancho
- Valeriano Andrés
- María Elena Flores
- Antonio Gamero
- Rafael Hernández
- Valentín Paredes
- Fernando Sancho
- Tomás Zori
- Joan Armengol
- Pedro Beltrán
- Luis Ciges
- Ana Gracia
- Sergio Mendizábal
- Fernando Sala
- Francisco Valdivia
- Adolfo Marsillach
- Amparo Soler Leal
- Balbino Lacosta
- Rubén Tobías
- Luis Alegre
- Miguel Bódalo
Director
- Luis García Berlanga
Producers
- Benjamín Benhamou
Screenwriter
- Luis García Berlanga
- Rafael Azcona
