La escopeta nacional (1978)

Director:

Luis García Berlanga

Writers:

Rafael Azcona (screenplay), Rafael Azcona (story),

Stars:

Rafael Alonso, Luis Escobar, Antonio Ferrandis

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rafael Alonso	...	Cerrillo
Luis Escobar	...	Marqués de Leguineche
Antonio Ferrandis	...	Álvaro
Agustín González	...	Padre Calvo
José Luis López Vázquez	...	Luis José
Andrés Mejuto	...	De Prada
Conchita Montes	...	Soledad
Mónica Randall	...	Mercé
Bárbara Rey	...	Vera del Bosque
José Sazatornil	...	Jaume Canivell
Laly Soldevila	...	Laura
Amparo Soler Leal	...	Chus
Rosanna Yanni	...	Libertad Iris
Óscar Aguirre
Mari Carmen Alvarado

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | pantyhose | actual animal killed | sex | female stockinged legs

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish Catalan

Release Date:

14 September 1978 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The National Shotgun

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 269,890,737 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Impala, In-Cine Compañía Industrial Cinematográfica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Quotes

Father Calvo: Lo que yo he unido en la Tierra no lo separa ni Dios en el cielo.

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Connections

Followed by National III (1982)

User Reviews

A great movie

It's really a great movie. Very funny. Show the decadence of the spanish society of the seventies. You can find very funny characters, all of them caricatures of the "spanish way of life...". The problem is that you have to know well the spanish society to understand the jokes.