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Alone in the Small Hours
Alone in the Small Hours

Alone in the Small Hours

Genres

Drama

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Jose, a journalist and radio broadcaster, runs a daily program which has garnered a huge national audience as a satirical chronicle of Spanish society in the democratic transition of the late 1970s. Married and separated from Elena, Jose has two children, whom he only sees from time to time. Then he meets Maite, younger than him, outgoing and more open-minded than he wants. The emotional shock caused by his relationship with these two women will change his pessimistic view of life.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

03 April 1978

Country

Spain

Cast

José Sacristán

José Sacristán

José Miguel García Carande

Fiorella Faltoyano

Fiorella Faltoyano

Elena Gutiérrez del Castillo

Emma Cohen

Emma Cohen

Mayte Villalba

María Casanova

María Casanova

Lola González

Claudio Rodríguez

Claudio Rodríguez

Antonio Rebolledo

Germán Cobos

Germán Cobos

Ramón Vidal

José María González Sinde

José María González Sinde

Pepito

Eva Garci

Eva Garci

Alicia

Alfonso Eduardo

Alfonso Eduardo

Antonio Alfonso

Antonio Alfonso

Miguel Rellán

Miguel Rellán

Daniel

Bobby Deglané

Bobby Deglané

Himself (uncredited)

José Luis Pecker

José Luis Pecker

Himself (uncredited)

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