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76% Critic Match
The Executioner
“An original and brilliant movie”
7.6 / 10• 1963• 1h 31m•NR• Spanish
ComedyDrama
Storyline
An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.
Cast & Crew
Nino Manfredi
José Luis Rodríguez, el enterrador
Lead
Emma Penella
Carmen, la hija de Amadeo
José Isbert
Amadeo, el verdugo
José Luis López Vázquez
Antonio Rodríguez, el hermano mayor de José Luis
Ángel Álvarez
Álvarez, el enterrador
Guido Alberti
Director de la prisión
Julia Caba Alba
Mujer visitante de la obra nº 2
María Luisa Ponte
Estefanía, esposa de Antonio
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Luis García Berlanga's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Executioner is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
