The Heifer (1985)

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122 min - Comedy | War

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A platoon of mismatched republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the saint patron date of the village... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Alfredo Landa	...	Brigada Castro
	Guillermo Montesinos	...	Mariano
	Santiago Ramos	...	Limeño
	José Sacristán	...	Teniente Broseta
	Carles Velat	...	Cura
	Eduardo Calvo	...	Coronel Republicano
	Violeta Cela	...	Guadalupe
	Agustín González	...	Comandante Nacional
	María Luisa Ponte	...	Juana
	Juanjo Puigcorbé	...	Alférez
	Amelia de la Torre	...	Adela
	Carlos Tristancho	...	Cartujano
	Valeriano Andrés	...	Párroco
	María Elena Flores	...	Vicenta
	Antonio Gamero	...	Sargento Nacional 1º

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Storyline

A platoon of mismatched republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the saint patron date of the village. In addition to ruining the nationals' celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the procession and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side. Written by Mary Solari

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Comedy | War

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Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Also Known As:

A tehén See more »

Filming Locations:

Sos del Rey Católico, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 527,459,739 (Spain)

Company Credits

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In-Cine Compañía Industrial Cinematográfica, Jet Films See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

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Trivia

On the 25th anniversary of the shooting of the film, the village of Sos del Rey Católico, in Aragón, Spain, offered a moving homage to Berlanga and Azcona, both deceased. Several members of the cast as well as other personalities were present and uncovered the sculptures of both writers. Pepe Sacristán confessed that he is terrified of bulls and could not do the scenes with the wild cow. See more »

Quotes

Tío Cagurrio, pregonero: [through the speakers] ¿Puedo tocar la cuerna?
Brigada Castro: ¡La de tu padre!
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Songs performed by Angelillo See more »