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Death of a Bureaucrat
Death of a Bureaucrat

Death of a Bureaucrat

It is easier to kill a bureaucrat than to kill bureaucracy.

Genres

Comedy

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A young man attempts to fight the system in an entertaining account of bureaucracy amok and the tyranny of red tape. Restored by the Academy Film Archive and the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos in 2019.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

24 July 1966

Country

Cuba

Cast

Salvador Wood

Salvador Wood

Nephew

Silvia Planas

Silvia Planas

Aunt

Manuel Estanillo

Manuel Estanillo

Bureaucrat

Omar Alfonso

Omar Alfonso

Cojimar

Gaspar De Santelices

Gaspar De Santelices

Nephew's boss

Elsa Montero

Elsa Montero

Sabor

Luis Romay

Luis Romay

El Zorro

Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera

Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera

Psychiatrist

Richard Suarez

Richard Suarez

Tarafa

Alicia Bustamante

Alicia Bustamante

Tania Alvarado

Tania Alvarado

Pedro Pablo Astorga

Pedro Pablo Astorga

Laura Zarrabeitia

Laura Zarrabeitia

Roberto Gacio

Roberto Gacio

Rafael Sosa

Rafael Sosa

Rolando Vidal

Rolando Vidal

Rafael Díaz

Rafael Díaz

Carlos Gargallo

Carlos Gargallo

Rolando de los Reyes

Rolando de los Reyes

Fausto Rodríguez

Fausto Rodríguez

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