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Luis García-Berlanga Martí MMT (12 June 1921 – 13 November 2010) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Acclaimed as a pioneer of modern Spanish cinema, his films are marked by social satire and acerbic critiques of Spanish culture under the Francoist dictatorship.
- María Jesús Manrique de Aragón (1954-2010, his death)
- 1951–2002
In 1994, his film Todos a la cárcel (1993) won three Goya Awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Sound. In 2002, the 'Asociación de Directores de Cine' (Cinema Directors' Association) gave him an honorary award.
- January 1, 1
- Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- January 1, 1
- Writer, Director, Actor
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1 Video. 56 Photos. Drama Comedy. An undertaker marries an old executioner's daughter and must continue his father-in-law's profession after his retirement, although he doesn't like it. Director. Luis García Berlanga. Writers. Luis García Berlanga. Rafael Azcona. Ennio Flaiano. Stars. Nino Manfredi. Emma Penella. José Isbert.
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- Drama, Comedy
- Luis García Berlanga
- 1964-03-13
1. The Executioner 1963, 91 min. Luis García Berlanga • Starring: Nino Manfredi , Emma Penella , José Isbert. Black Comedy • Comedy Drama • Drama. 3. find this movie on . Buy or Rent on iTunes. Find on Netflix. 2. Plácido 1961, 87 min. Luis García Berlanga • Starring: Cassen , José Luis López Vázquez , Elvira Quintillá.
Mar 21, 2003 · In spite of the harsh censorship that hallmarked Francisco Franco’s military and Catholic-inspired regime, Berlanga succeeded in directing a series of films that undermined the mores of the Dictatorship and established him as the most important Spanish film director of his generation.
Luis García Berlanga (Spain, 1964). Archival print! An official executioner must appoint a successor who, if luck has it, will also marry his desirable daughter. Berlanga's masterpiece is a dark comedy backlit by the knowledge that in Franco's regime execution was the penalty of choice. (88 mins)