Cateto a babor (1970)

Director:

Ramón Fernández

Writers:

Vicente Coello (screenplay)
Vicente Coello (story)

Release Date:

16 March 1970 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Miguel Cañete is a village man who is called up by the Navy to do military service, but he lives alone with his little brother and doesn't know where to leave him...

Plot Keywords:

Military Service | Remake | Little Brother

Cast

Alfredo Landa	...	Miguel Cañete Moste
José Gálvez	...	Sgt Canales, el tigre de San Fernando
Florinda Chico	...	Rosario, la madre de Julia
Enriqueta Carballeira	...	Julia, la hija del sargento
José Sacristán	...	Recluta compañero de Miguel
Ahui Camacho	...	Quique Cañete Moste (as el niño Ahui)
Margot Cottens	...	Tía Enriqueta
Laly Soldevila	...	Jacinta (as Lali Soldevilla)
Rafaela Aparicio	...	Elisa, la criada de Enriqueta
David Aller
David Areu
Alejandro de Enciso
Luis Barbero	...	Alfredo, visitante de Enriqueta
José Bastida
Alberto Fernández de Rosa

Also Known As:

Cateto a babor. Un marinero y medio (alternative title)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Benidorm, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company:

Aspa Producciones Cinematográficas

Quotes:

Miguel Cañete Moste: If you allow me to, I would like to remain in the Navy.
Sargento Canales, el padre de Julia: You?
Miguel Cañete Moste: Yes, sir. Or, can't I be good at it?
Sargento Canales, el padre de Julia: That's the same question I asked myself twenty-two years ago.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Recluta con niño (1956)

Good remake. Not better nor worse than the original, but different.

We could call this film 'a time-updated remake of Recluta con niño (1956)'. Basically, we find just the same elements in both films, but there are several different points:

- This film is filmed in color, while the former one was in black and white.

- The place where the plot is developed is the Navy, while in the former one it was the Air Forces.

- In the flight scene, a helycopter has replaced the former plane.

- The actors are different: Alfredo Landa plays the former role of José Luis Ozores, José Gálvez plays Manolo Morán's, Laly Soldevila plays María Isbert's, Florinda Chico plays Julia Caba Alba's...

All in all, it's a film worth the time spent to watch it. It's funny, moving and entertaining. Of course, Spanish viewers will enjoy it best.

My rating: 7 out of 10.