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La muerte de un burócrata (English: Death Of A Bureaucrat) is a 1966 comedy film by Cuban director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea in which he pokes fun at the communist bureaucracy and red tape and how it affects the lives of the common people who have to waste time and overcome hurdles just to get on with their ordinary lives.
The story begins with the death of a model worker, who is buried with his labor card as a badge of honor. Unfortunately, his widow is told she needs that card to claim the benefits she is entitled. The story then takes several surreal turns, as the family of the dead man try to recover the precious card from the grave.
Original Release
07/24/1966
US Release
05/18/1979
Cast
Name | Character |
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Salvador Wood | Nephew |
Silvia Planas | Aunt |
Manuel Estanillo | Bureaucrat |
Gaspar De Santelices | Nephew's boss |
Tania Alvarado | |
Pedro Pablo Astorga | |
Laura Zerra | (as Laura Zarrabeitia) |
Roberto Gacio | |
Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera | Psychiatrist / Pope of psychiatry |
Omar Alfonso | Cojimar |
Directors
Writers
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Alfredo L. Del Cueto, Ramón F. Suárez
Cast
Name | Character |
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Salvador Wood | Nephew |
Silvia Planas | Aunt |
Manuel Estanillo | Bureaucrat |
Gaspar De Santelices | Nephew's boss |
Tania Alvarado | |
Pedro Pablo Astorga | |
Laura Zerra | (as Laura Zarrabeitia) |
Roberto Gacio | |
Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera | Psychiatrist / Pope of psychiatry |
Omar Alfonso | Cojimar |
Rafael Sosa | |
Rolando Vidal | |
Alicia Bustamante | |
Rafael Díaz | |
Carlos Gargallo | |
Elsa Montero | Sabor |
Rolando de los Reyes | |
Fausto Rodríguez | |
Luis Romay | El Zorro / Hijo |
Richard Suarez | Tarafa |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Margarita Alexandre | Producer |