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The Court of the Pharaoh

In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage of the artistic caprices of the son of a rich man who supports the regime. They try to stage a Pre-war 'zarzuela' (a sort of Spanish operetta), 'La Corte Del Faraón', which ironically, thirty years later, is too obscene for the regime censorship. They finally manage to perform the 'zarzuela' but end up in the police station where they confirm that justice depends on which side are you on

Top Cast

  • Ana Belén

    Ana Belén

    Mari Pili / Lota

  • Antonio Banderas

    Antonio Banderas

    Fray José / José en un momento posterior

  • Fernando Fernán Gómez

    Fernando Fernán Gómez

    Roque

  • Juan Diego

    Juan Diego

    Roberto

  • Guillermo Montesinos

    Guillermo Montesinos

    Antonio / José al principio

  • José Luis López Vázquez

    José Luis López Vázquez

    Comisario

  • Josema Yuste

    Josema Yuste

    Tarsicio / Putifar

  • Quique Camoiras

    Quique Camoiras

    Corcuera/Rey

  • Agustín González

    Agustín González

    Padre Calleja

Overview

In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage of the artistic caprices of the son of a rich man who supports the regime. They try to stage a Pre-war 'zarzuela' (a sort of Spanish operetta), 'La Corte Del Faraón', which ironically, thirty years later, is too obscene for the regime censorship. They finally manage to perform the 'zarzuela' but end up in the police station where they confirm that justice depends on which side are you on

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