The Court of the Pharaoh
The Court of the Pharaoh

The Court of the Pharaoh

5.5
September 26, 1985
1h 38m

Overview

In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage of the artistic caprices of the son of a rich man who supports the regime. They try to stage a Pre-war 'zarzuela' (a sort of Spanish operetta), 'La Corte Del Faraón', which ironically, thirty years later, is too obscene for the regime censorship. They finally manage to perform the 'zarzuela' but end up in the police station where they confirm that justice depends on which side are you on

Director

José Luis García Sánchez

Cast

Ana Belén

Ana Belén

Mari Pili / Lota

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

Fray José / José en un momento posterior

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Roque

Juan Diego

Juan Diego

Roberto

Guillermo Montesinos

Guillermo Montesinos

Antonio / José al principio

José Luis López Vázquez

José Luis López Vázquez

Comisario

Josema Yuste

Josema Yuste

Tarsicio / Putifar