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Plácido

  • 19611961
  • 1h 25m
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Plácido (1961)
ComedyDrama
In a small Spanish town, a group of old ladies decides to celebrate Christmas Eve with a "seat a poor man at your table" dinner: each wealthy household of the town will have a homeless perso... Read allIn a small Spanish town, a group of old ladies decides to celebrate Christmas Eve with a "seat a poor man at your table" dinner: each wealthy household of the town will have a homeless person dining with them that night. The celebrations also include a parade, and in its midst is... Read allIn a small Spanish town, a group of old ladies decides to celebrate Christmas Eve with a "seat a poor man at your table" dinner: each wealthy household of the town will have a homeless person dining with them that night. The celebrations also include a parade, and in its midst is Plácido, the humble owner of a three-wheeler, whose family is forced to live in a public ... Read all
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  • Director
    • Luis García Berlanga
  • Writers
    • Luis García Berlanga(story)
    • Rafael Azcona(story)
    • José Luis Colina(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Cassen
    • José Luis López Vázquez
    • Elvira Quintillá
Top credits
  • Director
    • Luis García Berlanga
  • Writers
    • Luis García Berlanga(story)
    • Rafael Azcona(story)
    • José Luis Colina(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Cassen
    • José Luis López Vázquez
    • Elvira Quintillá
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Plácido (1961)
    José Luis López Vázquez, Cassen, and José Orjas in Plácido (1961)
    José Luis López Vázquez, Cassen, and Agustín González in Plácido (1961)
    José Luis López Vázquez and Mari Carmen Yepes in Plácido (1961)
    Julia Caba Alba and Amparo Soler Leal in Plácido (1961)
    Plácido (1961)
    José Luis López Vázquez and Cassen in Plácido (1961)
    José Orjas and Amelia de la Torre in Plácido (1961)
    José Luis López Vázquez, Cassen, and Elvira Quintillá in Plácido (1961)
    Cassen and Elvira Quintillá in Plácido (1961)
    Plácido (1961)
    Julia Caba Alba and Amparo Soler Leal in Plácido (1961)

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    Cassen
    Cassen
    • Plácido Alonso
    • (as Casto Sendra 'Cassen')
    José Luis López Vázquez
    José Luis López Vázquez
    • Gabino Quintanilla
    Elvira Quintillá
    Elvira Quintillá
    • Emilia
    Manuel Alexandre
    Manuel Alexandre
    • Julián Alonso
    Mario de Bustos
    • Don Rodolfo
    María Francés
    María Francés
    • Hermana de la Caridad
    Mari Carmen Yepes
    • Martita (as Carmen Yepes)
    Jesús Puche
    • Jefe de estación
    Roberto Llamas
    • Damián Olmedo
    Amelia de la Torre
    Amelia de la Torre
    • Doña Encarna de Galán
    Juan G. Medina
    • Don Arturo
    José María Caffarel
    José María Caffarel
    • Zapater
    • (as José Mª Caffarel)
    Xan das Bolas
    Xan das Bolas
    • Rivas
    Fernando Delgado
    Fernando Delgado
    • Representante
    Laura Granados
    Laura Granados
    • Erika
    Juan Manuel Simón
    • Roberto Bonifaz, el joven galán
    Carmen Valencia
    • Maruja Collado
    Gloria Osuna
    • Lali
    • (as Gloria F. Osuna)
    • Director
      • Luis García Berlanga
    • Writers
      • Luis García Berlanga(story) (screenplay)
      • Rafael Azcona(story) (screenplay)
      • José Luis Colina(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The film was originally going to be titled "Siente a un pobre a su mesa" ("seat a poor man at your table"), but this was ultimately changed because the Spanish censorship would not allow it.
    • Connections
      Featured in Berlanga, plano personal (2011)

    User reviews9

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    10/10
    the spanish idiosincratic mastery of berlanga
    I have seen hundreds of placidos in real life,I'm 37 and I was born in south spain, this movie is a fresco very close to the truth, a wonder in every aspect, placido takes the central role, the gravitational axis, everyone is a cinic in this film, except placido, this trick makes everything works as berlanga wants increasing the effect of desolation. Tragicomical in the same way that chaplin and rossellini.
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    • miguelgarciaros-1
    • Aug 14, 2003

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 1962 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Placido
    • Filming locations
      • Manresa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Production company
      • Jet Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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