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The Heifer

The Heifer

19856.72h 2m

Overview

During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.

Directed by Luis García Berlanga
Written by Luis García Berlanga, Rafael Azcona
Produced by Benjamín Benhamou
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Top Cast

Alfredo Landa

Alfredo Landa

Brigada Castro

Guillermo Montesinos

Guillermo Montesinos

Mariano

Santiago Ramos

Santiago Ramos

Limeño

Juanjo Puigcorbé

Juanjo Puigcorbé

Alférez

José Sacristán

José Sacristán

Teniente Broseta

Carles Velat

Carles Velat

Cura

Eduardo Calvo

Eduardo Calvo

Coronel Republicano

Violeta Cela

Violeta Cela

Guadalupe

Agustín González

Agustín González

Comandante Nacional

María Luisa Ponte

María Luisa Ponte

Juana

Themes & Keywords

bullfightingvillagesatirespanish civil war (1936-39)soldierbullplatoonbehind enemy lines

About The Heifer

The Heifer is a comedy, war film released in 1985 exploring themes of bullfighting, village, satire, spanish civil war (1936-39), soldier, bull. Directed by Luis García Berlanga, it stars Alfredo Landa, Guillermo Montesinos, Santiago Ramos. During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.

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