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8.1/10   1,299 votes
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Writers:
Rafael Azcona (story)
Ennio Flaiano (writer)
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Release Date:
17 February 1964 (Spain) more
Genre:
Drama | Comedy more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
An original and brilliant movie more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Nino Manfredi ... José Luis Rodríguez, el enterrador
Emma Penella ... Carmen, la hija de Amadeo
José Isbert ... Amadeo, el verdugo (as Jose Isbert)
José Luis López Vázquez ... Antonio Rodríguez, el hermano mayor de José Luis (as Jose Luis Lopez Vazquez)
Ángel Álvarez ... Álvarez, el enterrador (as Angel Alvarez)
Guido Alberti ... Director de la prisión
Julia Caba Alba ... Mujer visitante de la obra nº 2
María Luisa Ponte ... Estefanía (as Maria Luisa Ponte)
María Isbert ... Ignacia (as Maria Isbert)
Erasmo Pascual
Xan das Bolas ... Guarda de la obra
José Orjas ... Marqués testigo de la ejecución (as Jose Orjas)
José María Prada ... Funcionario de prisiones (as Jose Maria Prada)
Félix Fernández ... Monaguillo nº 2 (as Felix Fernandez)
Antonio Ferrandis
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La ballata del boia (Italy)
Not on Your Life
The Executioner (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Italy:90 min | Spain:87 min | USA:90 min | UK:91 min | Argentina:91 min | West Germany:90 min
Country:
Spain | Italy
Language:
Spanish
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Argentina:18 | Spain:18

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Voted second best Spanish film by professionals and critics in 1996 Spanish cinema centenary. more
Movie Connections:
References Ben-Hur (1959) more
Soundtrack:
El verdugo more

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7 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
An original and brilliant movie, 4 August 1998
9/10
Author: Miguel Angel Diaz Gonzalez (dalton22@terra.es) from Málaga, Málaga, Spain

Here we have a tragicomedy about executions released in 1963, when executions and censorship did still exist in Spain. How did they do it...? I only can say... using their imagination. It has a really brilliant story, and a screenplay that combines in a so wise way the comic and dramatic/tragic aspects of the story. Also, the actors know at every moment what to do. As a result we find a really funny film, a really sad film... and a perfect recreation of the reaction of common people to a hard and dangerous epoque. A masterpiece in my opinion.

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