Summary
In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless person to sit down to dinner at their wealthy table.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 100Audiences 87GoodWatch 92
Tomatometer100%
Audience score95%
IMDb7.8
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −16 min on the typical 100
typical 10084Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 40 countries
+30Released
1962
June 27, 1962
64 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
- Spain
24 of 32
CassenPlácido
José Luis López VázquezGabino Quintanilla
Elvira QuintilláEmilia
Manuel AlexandreJulián- MBMario BustosRodolfo
María FrancésNun- CYCarmen YepesMartita
- RLRoberto LlamasOlmedo
Amelia de la TorreMrs. Galán
José María CaffarelZapater
Xan das BolasRivas
Fernando DelgadoBañares
Laura GranadosErika- JMJuan Manuel SimónRoberto Bonifaz
- CVCarmen ValenciaMaruja Collado
Gloria Fernán OsunaLali- J'José 'Lepe' ÁlvarezEmilia's Father
José OrjasMr. Gil
Félix FernándezThe Galáns' Poor Man
Erasmo PascualNotary's Old Employee
Agustín GonzálezÁlvaro Gil- JDJulia Delgado CaroMaría Helguera
- AGAntonio GandíaPascual
José FrancoMatías Helguera
Directing · 3
- Luis García Berlanga Director, Screenstory, Screenplay
- José Luis Font Script Supervisor, Screenplay
- Juan Estelrich March Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- José Luis Colina Screenplay
- Rafael Azcona Screenstory, Screenplay
Production · 5
- Alfredo Matas Executive Producer
- Ramón Baillo Production Assistant
- José Manuel M. Herrero Production Manager
- Luis Fernández Production Assistant
- Narciso Munné Production Director
Camera · 6
- Francisco Sempere Director of Photography
- Eduardo Noé Camera Operator
- Antonio Millán Assistant Camera
- Miguel Agudo Camera Operator
- Antonio Sala Assistant Camera
- Emilio Godes Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- José Antonio Rojo Editor
- Carmen Fábregas Assistant Editor
- Conchita Pino Assistant Editor
Sound · 2
- Miguel Asins Arbó Original Music Composer
- Felipe Fernández Sound Engineer
Art · 6
- Andrés Vallvé Production Design
- Manuel Summers Graphic Designer
- Enrique Bronchalo Construction Manager
- Antonio Cortés Set Decoration
- Enrique Barrés Property Master
- Domingo Bronchalo Assistant Decorator
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Teresa Plumet Makeup & Hair Assistant
- Rodrigo Gurucharri Makeup Department Head
- Vicenta Salvador Hair Department Head
- Carmela Terán Makeup & Hair Assistant
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