Las truchas
1978 Spanish film
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Trout (Spanish: Las truchas)[1][2] is a 1978 Spanish film directed by José Luis García Sánchez. The film was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.[3]
SpanishLas truchas
Directed byJosé Luis García Sánchez
Screenplay by
- José Luis García Sánchez
- Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
- Luis Megino Grande
Produced byLuis Megino
| Trout | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Spanish | Las truchas |
| Directed by | José Luis García Sánchez |
| Screenplay by |
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| Produced by | Luis Megino |
| Cinematography | Magín Torruella |
| Edited by | Eduardo Biurrun |
| Music by | Víctor Manuel |
Production company | Arándano |
Release dates |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
A satirization of middle class society under the rule of Franco, the plot concerns about an annual dinner of a fishing club whose members eat rotten trout while refusing to accept that there is a problem with it.[4]
Cast
- Héctor Alterio as Gonzalo
- Juan Amigo as Emiliano
- Francisco Casares as Camarero
- Luis Ciges as Militante de Cruz Roja
- Roberto Font as Sebastian
- Manuel Huete as Adolfo
- Lautaro Murúa as Presidente
- Antonio Passy as Camarero
- Luis Politti as Don Jose Maria
- Kino Pueyo as Cocinero (as Quino Pueyo)
- Antonio Requena as Antonio
- Juan Sala as Antonio Gallifa
- Alfonso Vallejo as Alfonso
- Juan Jesús Valverde as Juan Alberto
- María Elena Flores[5]
- Fernando Chinarro[6]
- Ofelia Angélica[6]
- Carmen Arévalo[6]
- Mary Carrillo[6]
- Antonio Gamero[6]
- Paloma Hurtado[6]
- Walter Vidarte[6]
- Raúl Pazos[5]
- Yelena Samarina[5]
- Verónica Forqué[7]
Release
The film was presented at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival in February 1978.[8] It was theatrically released in Spain on 1 April 1978.[9] It grossed 31,244,437 ₧ (263,375 admissions).[5]
