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The Holy Innocents
The Holy Innocents

The Holy Innocents

Genres

Drama

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Somewhere in the spanish country, in the 60s. Paco and his wife Régula are very poor. They work as tenant farmers for a very wealthy landowner. They have 3 children. One is backward. The others can not got to school because the master "needs" their work. When Regula's brother is fired from where he has worked for 61 years, he settles down at their little place... An attack against the archaism of the spanish country of the 60s.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$3149062

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

7.828/10

Release Date

04 April 1984

Country

Spain

Cast

Alfredo Landa

Alfredo Landa

Paco, El Bajo

Terele Pávez

Terele Pávez

Régula

Belén Ballesteros

Belén Ballesteros

Nieves

Juan Sachez

Juan Sachez

Quirce

Susana Sánchez

Susana Sánchez

La Niña Chica

Francisco Rabal

Francisco Rabal

Azarías

Ágata Lys

Ágata Lys

Doña Pura

Agustín González

Agustín González

Don Pedro

Juan Diego

Juan Diego

Señorito Iván

Mary Carrillo

Mary Carrillo

Señora Marquesa

José Guardiola

José Guardiola

Señorito de la Jara

Manuel Zarzo

Manuel Zarzo

Don Manuel, el doctor

Maribel Martín

Maribel Martín

Miriam

José Albiach

José Albiach

Liberto Rabal

Liberto Rabal

Carlos Alberto

Francisco Torres

Francisco Torres

Pepín Salvador

Pepín Salvador

Obispo

José Manuel Sito

José Manuel Sito

Rafael Serna

Rafael Serna

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