Plácido
feature film, comedy, Spain, Italy, 1961
DIRECTED BY: Luis García Berlanga
CAST:
Cassen (Plácido Alonso),
José Luis López Vázquez (Gabino Quintanilla),
Elvira Quintillá (Emilia),
Manuel Alexandre (Julián Alonso),
Mario Bustos
SCRIPT:
Rafael Azcona,
José Luis Colina,
José Luis Font,
Luis García Berlanga
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Francisco Sempere
MUSIC:
Miguel Asins Arbó
EDITING:
José Antonio Rojo
Synopsis:
The hero of this film is Plácido, a poor truck driver who tries to pay off the loan for his truck in time so it does not get repossessed. Even though he is unlucky and always broke, after taking part in a Christmastime humanitarian action his opinion of his problems changes.
b/w, 85'