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El asesino de Pedralbes

  • 19781978
  • 1h 26m
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7.5/10
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El asesino de Pedralbes (1978)
  • Documentary
Documentary about the murderer José Luis CervetoDocumentary about the murderer José Luis CervetoDocumentary about the murderer José Luis Cerveto
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Gonzalo Herralde
  • Writers
    • Josep Cuxart Guardia(interview)
    • Gonzalo Herralde(interview)
    • Juan Merelo-Barbera(interview)
  • Stars
    • José Luis Cerveto
    • Fernando Chamorro
    • Antonio García
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  • Director
    • Gonzalo Herralde
  • Writers
    • Josep Cuxart Guardia(interview)
    • Gonzalo Herralde(interview)
    • Juan Merelo-Barbera(interview)
  • Stars
    • José Luis Cerveto
    • Fernando Chamorro
    • Antonio García
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    • 1User review
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    José Luis Cerveto
    • Selfas Self
    Fernando Chamorro
    • Selfas Self
    Antonio García
    • Selfas Self
    Rafael Gavilán
    • Selfas Self
    José Martí Gómez
    • Selfas Self
    Francisco Mas
    • Selfas Self
    Antonio Membrilla
    • Selfas Self
    Juan Merelo-Barbera
    • Selfas Self
    Dr. Mondelo
    • Selfas Self
    José María Morales
    • Selfas Self
    Dr. Obiols
    • Selfas Self
    Francisca Seguer
    • Selfas Self
    Sor Dolores
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    Sor Socorro
    • Selfas Self
    • Director
      • Gonzalo Herralde
    • Writers
      • Josep Cuxart Guardia(interview)
      • Gonzalo Herralde(interview)
      • Juan Merelo-Barbera(interview)
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    • Trivia
      First Spanish movie to film inside a prison.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Torrella, una vida pel cinema (1997)
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      El rey de la carretera
      Performed by Juanito Valderrama

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    9/10
    A shocking, stunning and wonderful documentary...
    EL ASESINO DE PEDRALBES (The murderer of Pedralbes) is a documentary about José Luis Cerveto, who murdered in 1974 the rich owners of the house where he worked (in Pedralbes, a zone from Barcelona), husband and wife and was immediately convicted to death but after Franco's death, finally condemned to prison for 30 years.

    The film is an excellent job, featuring a long interview with Cerveto, those who knew him as a child and as a teenager, his lawyer and some psychologists and doctors. You can see perfectly the background of such a man and the reasons of that horrible crime (hard infancy, pedophile tendencies, intelligence but evident psychological problems,...), everything shown (and there lies the greatness of the film) from the pure objectivity: the documentary doesn't judge Cerveto and his acts. It shows the murderer, his reasons, his behavior, his past and the time and place when he committed the murders (Spain late 70's, where homosexuality was still a crime and things were very different regarding justice).

    EL ASESINO DE PEDRALBES is a hard movie, not for all tastes, but a brave and magnificent one, between the best spanish films of the 70's.
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    • Release date
      • June 17, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Murder of Pedralbes
    • Filming locations
      • Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
    • Production company
      • Figaro Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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