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The Executioner

1963 · 91 min

A wry, uncomfortable satire that finds grim humor in bureaucracy and death, leaving a lingering unease.

Tagline
An original and brilliant movie
Overview
An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • class
  • family
  • morality
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour7
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Luis García Berlanga
Written by
Rafael Azcona, Luis García Berlanga, Ennio Flaiano
Starring
Nino Manfredi, Emma Penella, José Isbert, José Luis López Vázquez, Ángel Álvarez, Guido Alberti, Julia Caba Alba, María Luisa Ponte
Music
Miguel Asins Arbó
Cinematography
Tonino Delli Colli
Runtime
91 min
Country
Spain, Italy
Languages
Spanish

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