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Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law

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A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Chinese restaurant.

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Budget

$1500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

13 March 1998

Country

Spain

Cast

Santiago Segura

Santiago Segura

José Luis Torrente

Javier Cámara

Javier Cámara

Rafi

Neus Asensi

Neus Asensi

Amparito

Chus Lampreave

Chus Lampreave

Reme

Tony Leblanc

Tony Leblanc

Felipe Torrente

Jimmy Barnatán

Jimmy Barnatán

Toneti

Darío Paso

Darío Paso

Bombilla

Cañita Brava

Cañita Brava

Antoñito

Manuel Manquiña

Manuel Manquiña

Francés

Carlos Bardem

Carlos Bardem

Cayetano

Antonio de la Torre

Antonio de la Torre

Rodrigo

Julio Sanjuán

Julio Sanjuán

Malaguita

César Vea

César Vea

Borja

Javier Jurdao

Javier Jurdao

Israel

Carlos Perea

Carlos Perea

Carlitos

Espartaco Santoni

Espartaco Santoni

Mendoza

Manuel Tallafé

Manuel Tallafé

El Mudo

Rosa Zhidán

Rosa Zhidán

Lio-Chi

Jake Nong

Jake Nong

Wang

Santiago Barullo

Santiago Barullo

Moreno

Luis Cuenca

Luis Cuenca

Barman

Nuria Carbonell

Nuria Carbonell

Pili

Carmen Navarro

Carmen Navarro

Clienta pescadería

Cela Ortega

Cela Ortega

Estudiante pescadería

Carlos Lucas

Carlos Lucas

Liborio

Sixto Cid

Sixto Cid

Colillas

Daniel Monzón

Daniel Monzón

'Freak' ultramarinos

El Gran Wyoming

El Gran Wyoming

Comisario

Cañita Brava

Cañita Brava

Antonio

Mariola Fuentes

Mariola Fuentes

Milagritos

Felipe Hita

Felipe Hita

Matón 1

José Miguel Gómez

José Miguel Gómez

Matón 2

Poli Díaz

Poli Díaz

Poli Díaz

Aquilino Gamazo

Aquilino Gamazo

Motero billares

Eva Sklar

Eva Sklar

Camarera embarazada

Olga Lorente

Olga Lorente

Otra camarera

Juan Dakas

Juan Dakas

D.J. 'Danch'

Luis Gutiérrez

Luis Gutiérrez

Farrelli

Fernando Sáez

Fernando Sáez

Gumo

Graciano Fernández

Graciano Fernández

Graziano

Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem

Sultán (uncredited)

Andreu Buenafuente

Andreu Buenafuente

Dominguero (uncredited)

Javier Cansado

Javier Cansado

Enfermero (uncredited)

Pablo Carbonell

Pablo Carbonell

Médico (scenes deleted) (uncredited)

Claudio Contreras

Claudio Contreras

Técnico de laboratorio (uncredited)

Nuria De La Fuente

Nuria De La Fuente

Dancer (uncredited)

Gabino Diego

Gabino Diego

Atracador 2 (uncredited)

Carlos Faemino

Carlos Faemino

Enfermero (uncredited)

Sergio Francisco

Sergio Francisco

Líder de laboratorio (uncredited)

Carlos García Berlanga

Carlos García Berlanga

Enfermero (uncredited)

Máximo Pradera

Máximo Pradera

Inspector de policía (uncredited)

José García Ruiz

José García Ruiz

Waiter (uncredited)

Jorge Sanz

Jorge Sanz

Atracador 1 (uncredited)

Luixy Toledo

Luixy Toledo

Ramírez (uncredited)

Fernando Trueba

Fernando Trueba

Cura (uncredited)

Santiago Urrialde

Santiago Urrialde

Policía (uncredited)

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