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The Heifer (1985)

Directed by Luis García Berlanga

Overview

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.

Length 122 minutes

Actors

Ana Gracia | Guillermo Montesinos | Sergio Mendizábal | Luis Ciges | María Luisa Ponte | Fernando Sancho | Rubén Tobías | Amparo Soler Leal | Adolfo Marsillach | Juanjo Puigcorbé | Eduardo Calvo | Rafael Hernández | José Sacristán | Violeta Cela | Agustín González | Alfredo Landa | Tomás Zori | Valeriano Andrés | Santiago Ramos | Antonio Gamero | María Elena Flores | Carlos Tristancho | Pedro Beltrán | Valentín Paredes | Luis Alegre | Balbino Lacosta | Amelia de la Torre | Joan Armengol | Carles Velat | Fernando Sala | Francisco Valdivia | Miguel Bódalo