
El crack(1981)
Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo gets a terminally ill client who wishes to see his long lost, runaway daughter before he dies.


“The prequel to the cult film El Crack”
Madrid, Spain, 1975; shortly after the end of the Franco dictatorship. Six months after the mysterious death of his lover, a prestigious tailor, a married woman visits the office of the young Germán Areta, a former police officer turned private detective, to request his professional services.

Carlos Santos
Germán Areta

Miguel Ángel Muñoz
Moro

Luisa Gavasa
Moli

María Cantuel
Adela

Macarena Gómez
Luisa

Raúl Mérida
Johny Olas

Ramón Langa
Vergara

Andoni Ferreño
Luengo

Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Conchita

Patricia Vico
Remedios
The Crack: Inception is a drama, thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of madrid, spain, 1970s, prequel, black and white, private detective, neo-noir. Directed by José Luis Garci, it stars Carlos Santos, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Luisa Gavasa. Madrid, Spain, 1975; shortly after the end of the Franco dictatorship. Six months after the mysterious death of his lover, a prestigious tailor, a married woman visits the office of the young Germán Areta, a former police officer turned private detective, to request his professional services.
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