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Operación cabaretera

1967 · 102 min

A breezy, silly Spanish spy caper that coasts on comic confusion and cabaret charm rather than suspense.

Overview
Your job as a hostess in Malaga allows Hippolyta meet many men. One of them is a Chinese traveler, just in time to take her to her room, is killed. So, the blame falls on another Hippolyta customers.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • crime
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Mariano Ozores Puchol
Written by
Mariano Ozores Puchol
Starring
Gracita Morales, José Luis López Vázquez, Mara Cruz, Marisol Ayuso, Tomás Blanco, Elisabetta Wu, Mario Morales, Enrique Ávila
Runtime
102 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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