La muerte de un burócrata (1966)

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85 min - Comedy - 24 July 1966 (Cuba)

7.6

Ratings: 7.6/10 from 401 users
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A young man attempts to fight the system in an entertaining account of bureaucracy amok and the tyranny of red tape.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Salvador Wood	...	Nephew
	Silvia Planas	...	Aunt
	Manuel Estanillo	...	Bureaucrat
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Omar Alfonso	...	Cojimar
	Tania Alvarado
	Pedro Pablo Astorga
	Alicia Bustamante
	Gaspar De Santelices	...	Nephew's boss
	Rafael Díaz
	Roberto Gacio
	Carlos Gargallo
	Elsa Montero	...	Sabor
	Rolando de los Reyes
	Fausto Rodríguez
	Luis Romay	...	El Zorro

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A Cuban worker dies accidentally and is buried together with his union card. It soon turns out that the widow will absolutely need the card for claiming her pension. Young nephew starts his hilarious fight against the authorities in order to disinter and rebury his uncle and retrieve the precious document. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki

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