The Court of the Pharaoh (1985)

5.6/10 • 98 min • Comedy Music

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

Cast

Ana Belén

Mari Pili / Lota

Antonio Banderas

Friar José / José Later

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Roque

Juan Diego

Roberto

Guillermo Montesinos

Antonio / José at First

José Luis López Vázquez

Police Commissioner

Josema Yuste

Tarsicio / Putifar

Quique Camoiras

Corcuera / King

Agustín González

Father Calleja

Luis Ciges

Huete

Mary Carmen Ramírez

Fernanda / Queen

Millán Salcedo

Cupbearer

Antonio Gamero

Ramírez

Guillermo Marín

Prior

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